Polyglot Dictionary

joão-de-barro

/ʒuˌɐ̃wdʒiˈbaxu/

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 joões-de-barro

Meaning

  1. ovenbird

    Built from João (John) + barro (clay).

    • O joão-de-barro fez a casa.

      The ovenbird built its house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • João John
  • barro clay

Practice

1 What does joão-de-barro mean?

2 Fill the gap: O joão-de-___ fez a casa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches joão-de-barro?

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