🇵🇹 Portuguese

tubo

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 tubo

tube

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tubo
/u ˈtubu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tubo in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈtubu/

How do you pronounce tubo in Portuguese?

tubo is pronounced /u ˈtubu/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O tubo enferrujado estava entupido e precisava ser substituído imediatamente.

The rusty tube was clogged and needed to be replaced immediately.

Aquele tubo comprido é muito resistente para suportar a pressão do gás.

That long tube is very resistant to withstand the gas pressure.

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Why is it masculine?

Tubo is masculine because it derives from Latin "tubus," which was already masculine in that language, and Portuguese preserved the grammatical gender of its Latin etymon.

What is the Portuguese word for tube?

The Portuguese word for tube is o tubo — masculine.

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