Polyglot Dictionary

órfão

/ˈɔɾfɐ̃w/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os órfãos

Meaning

  1. orphan

    • O órfão chorou.

      The orphan cried.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Waise

Waise is the German word for the same thing — both mean "orphan."

Spanish

huérfano

huérfano is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "orphan."

French

orphelin

orphelin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "orphan."

Practice

1 What does órfão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ chorou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches órfão?

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