pão de queijo

/ˈpɐ̃w dʒi ˈkejʒu/

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 pães de queijo

Meaning

  1. cheese bread

    Built from pão (bread) + de (of) + queijo (cheese).

    • Adoro pão de queijo.

      I love cheese bread.

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

Made of

  • pão bread
  • de of
  • queijo cheese

Practice

1 What does pão de queijo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Adoro pão de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pão de queijo?

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