Polyglot Dictionary

sabão

/saˈbɐ̃w/

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

Forms

plural
os sabões

Meaning

  1. soap

    • Use sabão.

      Use soap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sabonete

sabão is more general or for laundry; sabonete specifically means a bar of soap, for the body.

Similar in other languages

German

Seife

Seife is the German word for the same thing — both mean "soap."

Spanish

jabón

jabón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "soap."

French

savon

savon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "soap."

Practice

1 What does sabão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Use ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sabão?

noun

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