🇵🇹 Portuguese

tempero

masculine

o tempero

seasoning

Try it

tempero
/u tẽˈpeɾu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tempero in Portuguese?

IPA
/u tẽˈpeɾu/

How do you pronounce tempero in Portuguese?

tempero is pronounced /u tẽˈpeɾu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O tempero novo que comprei é muito picante e aromático.

The new seasoning that I bought is very spicy and aromatic.

Este tempero tradicional português é indispensável para qualquer cozinheiro experiente.

This traditional Portuguese seasoning is indispensable for any experienced cook.

Swipe tempero in Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store

Why is it masculine?

Tempero is masculine because it ends in -o, which is the standard masculine ending for nouns in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "temperāre" (to temper, to season), and the noun form developed regularly in Portuguese as a masculine noun following the productive -o ending pattern. The -o ending is the most common masculine marker in Portuguese, inherited from Latin masculine nouns of the first declension.

What is the Portuguese word for seasoning?

The Portuguese word for seasoning is o tempero — masculine.

Practice with Accord

Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Portuguese.

Download on the App Store