🇵🇹 Portuguese

reboco

masculine

o reboco

plaster

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reboco
/u ʁeˈboku/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say reboco in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ʁeˈboku/

How do you pronounce reboco in Portuguese?

reboco is pronounced /u ʁeˈboku/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O reboco antigo da parede começou a descascar, então precisamos aplicar um reboco novo e resistente.

The old plaster on the wall started to peel, so we need to apply new and resistant plaster.

O reboco espesso foi aplicado cuidadosamente para proteger a estrutura do edifício histórico.

The thick plaster was carefully applied to protect the structure of the historic building.

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Why is it masculine?

I don't have reliable information about the etymological origin of "reboco" (a type of plaster or coating) or a clear grammatical rule explaining its masculine gender in Portuguese. It appears to be an exception or a word whose gender assignment followed patterns no longer transparent in modern Portuguese.

What is the Portuguese word for plaster?

The Portuguese word for plaster is o reboco — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishyesoelmasculine

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