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os orelhões
payphones
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How do you say orelhões in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce orelhões in Portuguese?
orelhões is pronounced /us oɾeˈʎõj̃s/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O orelhão público estava quebrado, então o técnico consertou o aparelho danificado.
The public payphone was broken, so the technician fixed the damaged device.
Aquele orelhão antigo ainda funciona; é um símbolo histórico da cidade.
That old payphone still works; it's a historic symbol of the city.
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Why is it masculine?
Orelhões is masculine because it derives from "orelha" (ear, feminine) using the suffix "-ão," which is a productive masculine suffix in Portuguese. While "-ão" can function as an augmentative (enlargement) rather than a true diminutive, it consistently produces masculine nouns regardless of the gender of the base word. This pattern is seen in other examples like "porta" (feminine) → "portão" (masculine gate) and "caixa" (feminine) → "caixão" (masculine coffin). The suffix "-ão" derives from Latin "-one" and has become standardly masculine in Portuguese gender assignment.
What is the Portuguese word for payphones?
The Portuguese word for payphones is os orelhões — masculine.
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