galho

/ˈɡaʎu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os galhos

Meaning

  1. branch

    • O galho quebrou.

      The branch broke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rama

galho and rama are close synonyms for "branch," largely interchangeable; rama is rarer.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sucursal

sucursal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "branch."

French

branche

branche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "branch."

Practice

1 What does galho mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ quebrou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches galho?

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