🇵🇹 Portuguese

violões

Violões is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os violões ("acoustic guitars").

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violões is the plural of violão

os violões — acoustic guitars

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violões
/us vjoˈlõj̃s/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say violões in Portuguese?

IPA
/us vjoˈlõj̃s/

How do you pronounce violões in Portuguese?

violões is pronounced /us vjoˈlõj̃s/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O violão clássico que meu avó toca é muito antigo e valioso.

The classical guitar that my grandfather plays is very old and valuable.

Aquele violão novo está perfeito para o músico iniciante que quer aprender rapidamente.

That new guitar is perfect for the beginner musician who wants to learn quickly.

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Why is it masculine?

Violões is masculine because the diminutive/augmentative suffix "-ão" typically produces masculine nouns in Portuguese. The word derives from "viola" (a stringed instrument), and the -ão suffix, which often denotes a larger or more substantial version of something, carries inherent masculine gender in Portuguese morphology.

What is the Portuguese word for acoustic guitars?

The Portuguese word for acoustic guitars is os violões — masculine.

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