Accordqueijo
o queijo
cheese
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How do you say queijo in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce queijo in Portuguese?
queijo is pronounced /u ˈkejʒu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O queijo amarelo é delicioso, mas o queijo branco é mais fresco.
The yellow cheese is delicious, but the white cheese is fresher.
Aquele queijo italiano que comprei ontem estava muito salgado.
That Italian cheese that I bought yesterday was very salty.
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Why is it masculine?
Queijo is masculine because it derives from Latin "caseus" (cheese), which was a masculine noun, and Portuguese preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (caseus > queijo). The word's masculine gender is simply inherited from its Latin ancestor rather than following any particular Portuguese gender rule.
What is the Portuguese word for cheese?
The Portuguese word for cheese is o queijo — masculine.
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