ramo

/ˈxɐ̃mu/

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 ramos

Meaning

  1. branch, sector

    • Trabalha no ramo.

      He works in the sector.

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

setor

ramo and setor are close synonyms for "sector"; ramo also separately means "branch," literal or of a business.

Similar in other languages

English

arm

Close, figuratively — a branch, a sector relates to an arm, a division.

Practice

1 What does ramo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trabalha no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ramo?

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