🇵🇹 Portuguese

pão

masculine

o pão

bread

Try it

pão
/u ˈpɐ̃w̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pão in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈpɐ̃w̃/

How do you pronounce pão in Portuguese?

pão is pronounced /u ˈpɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pão integral é mais saudável do que o pão branco.

The whole wheat bread is healthier than the white bread.

Este pão está delicioso e macio, perfeito para o café da manhã.

This bread is delicious and soft, perfect for breakfast.

Swipe pão in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store

Why is it masculine?

Pão is masculine because it derives from Latin "panis" (masculine), and Portuguese inherited the grammatical gender of its Latin ancestors along with the word itself. The -ão ending, which often marks masculine nouns in Portuguese, developed from the Latin masculine nominative singular form.

What is the Portuguese word for bread?

The Portuguese word for bread is o pão — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpainlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishpanelmasculine
🇮🇹 Italianpaneilmasculine

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store