🇵🇹 Portuguese

texto

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

o texto

text

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texto
/u ˈtestu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say texto in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈtestu/

How do you pronounce texto in Portuguese?

texto is pronounced /u ˈtestu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O texto original é muito importante para esta análise.

The original text is very important for this analysis.

Este texto acadêmico foi bem estruturado e claro.

This academic text was well-structured and clear.

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Why is it masculine?

Texto is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "textus" (past participle of "texere," meaning "to weave"), which retained its masculine gender through Romance language evolution. The -o ending in Portuguese typically signals masculine gender, a pattern inherited from Latin's masculine -us declension.

What is the Portuguese word for text?

The Portuguese word for text is o texto — masculine.

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