garoto

/ɡaˈɾotu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
os garotos

Meaning

  1. boy

    • O garoto corre.

      The boy runs.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

menino

garoto is slightly more informal or modern, a young man; menino is more for a young child — both mean "boy."

Similar in other languages

German

Junge

Junge is the German word for the same thing — both mean "boy."

Spanish

muchacho

muchacho is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boy."

Practice

1 What does garoto mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ corre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garoto?

noun

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