salário

/saˈlaɾju/

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 salários

Meaning

  1. salary

    • O salário é bom.

      The salary is good.

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

ordenado

ordenado is more Portugal-specific or formal; salário is more general, also common in Brazil — both mean "salary."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

salario

salario is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "salary."

Spanish

sueldo

sueldo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "salary."

French

salaire

salaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "salary."

Practice

1 What does salário mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ é bom.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches salário?

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