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sexo.

sex

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛk.su/Brazil/ˈsɛk.su/Portugal
  1. sex category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species

    countable · masculine
  2. sex another category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender

    countable · masculine
  3. sex sexual intercourse

    masculine · uncountable
  4. sex sex organ, genitalia

    countable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexusbor. Portuguese sexo Borrowed from Latin sexus.

verb/ˈsɛk.su/Brazil/ˈsɛk.su/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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