Accordsorriso
o sorriso
smile
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How do you say sorriso in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce sorriso in Portuguese?
sorriso is pronounced /u soˈʁizu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O sorriso largo do menino iluminou toda a sala.
The boy's wide smile lit up the entire room.
Aquele sorriso genuíno e caloroso me fez sentir bem-vindo.
That genuine and warm smile made me feel welcome.
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Why is it masculine?
Sorriso is masculine because it derives from the Latin "subrisus" (a past participle of "subridere," meaning to smile), which retained the masculine gender of Latin second-declension nouns ending in -us when Portuguese evolved from Vulgar Latin. Like most Portuguese nouns ending in -o derived from Latin -us endings, it inherited masculine gender as a regular sound change and grammatical inheritance.
What is the Portuguese word for smile?
The Portuguese word for smile is o sorriso — masculine.
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