Accordpapagaio
o papagaio
parrot
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How do you say papagaio in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce papagaio in Portuguese?
papagaio is pronounced /u papaˈɡaju/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O papagaio vermelho é muito inteligente e pode viver mais de cinquenta anos.
The red parrot is very intelligent and can live more than fifty years.
Meu papagaio favorito foi treinado para falar português fluentemente.
My favorite parrot was trained to speak Portuguese fluently.
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Why is it masculine?
Papagaio is masculine because it derives from the Arabic "babagā" (via Old Portuguese), and Arabic nouns retained their grammatical gender when borrowed into Portuguese, with this particular word taking masculine form. The -o ending in Portuguese typically marks masculine nouns, which reinforced this gender assignment even as the etymological origin faded from speakers' awareness.
What is the Portuguese word for parrot?
The Portuguese word for parrot is o papagaio — masculine.
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