🇵🇹 Portuguese

pato

masculine

o pato

duck

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pato
/u ˈpatu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pato in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈpatu/

How do you pronounce pato in Portuguese?

pato is pronounced /u ˈpatu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O pato branco nadava no lago enquanto o seu amigo procurava comida.

The white duck was swimming in the lake while his friend was looking for food.

Aquele pato amarelo é muito grande e esperto.

That yellow duck is very big and clever.

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Why is it masculine?

Pato (duck) is masculine in Portuguese. It follows the regular Portuguese pattern where nouns ending in "-o" are typically masculine. The word comes from Latin "pattus," which was also masculine, and this gender was preserved through the language's evolution from Latin to Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for duck?

The Portuguese word for duck is o pato — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcanardlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishpatoelmasculine

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