Accordtijolo
o tijolo
brick
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How do you say tijolo in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce tijolo in Portuguese?
tijolo is pronounced /u tʃiˈʒolu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O tijolo vermelho caiu do telhado e quebrou a janela.
The red brick fell from the roof and broke the window.
Aquele tijolo antigo é muito resistente e foi usado na construção original da casa.
That old brick is very resistant and was used in the original construction of the house.
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Why is it masculine?
Tijolo (brick) is masculine in Portuguese. It derives from Latin "tegula" (feminine, meaning "tile"), which evolved through Vulgar Latin into Portuguese "tijolo." The gender shift from feminine to masculine likely occurred through analogy with other Portuguese masculine nouns ending in "-olo," or through influence from related masculine nouns in the semantic field of building materials. This represents a gender reassignment that occurred during the evolution from Latin to Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for brick?
The Portuguese word for brick is o tijolo — masculine.
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