peixe
o peixe
fish
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How do you say peixe in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce peixe in Portuguese?
peixe is pronounced /u ˈpejʃi/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O peixe azul que comprei ontem estava muito fresco e delicioso.
The blue fish that I bought yesterday was very fresh and delicious.
Este peixe grande foi capturado pelo pescador experiente no oceano.
This big fish was caught by the experienced fisherman in the ocean.
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Why is it masculine?
Peixe is masculine because it derives from Latin "piscis" (fish), which was a masculine noun, and Portuguese retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. Like most Romance languages, Portuguese preserves the gender of Latin nouns, making "peixe" inherently masculine regardless of the fish's biological sex.
What is the Portuguese word for fish?
The Portuguese word for fish is o peixe — masculine.
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