Accordportão
masculine
o portão
gate
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portão
/u poʁˈtɐ̃w̃/
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How do you say portão in Portuguese?
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/u poʁˈtɐ̃w̃/
How do you pronounce portão in Portuguese?
portão is pronounced /u poʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O portão grande foi pintado de azul ontem.
The big gate was painted blue yesterday.
Este portão antigo precisa de reparos urgentes.
This old gate needs urgent repairs.
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Why is it masculine?
Portão is masculine because it derives from Latin "portōnem" (a large gate), which was a masculine noun in the third declension, and Portuguese inherited this grammatical gender through sound changes that transformed the Latin ending into the modern "-ão" suffix.
What is the Portuguese word for gate?
The Portuguese word for gate is o portão — masculine.
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