pão

/ˈpɐ̃w/

o noun A1

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

Meaning

  1. bread

    • O pão está fresco.

      The bread is fresh.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Brot

Brot is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bread."

Spanish

pan

pan is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bread."

French

pain

pain is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bread."

Practice

1 What does pão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ está fresco.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pão?

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