Accordcorreios
Correios is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os correios ("mails").
MASCULINEcorreios is the plural of correio
os correios — mails
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How do you say correios in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce correios in Portuguese?
correios is pronounced /us koˈʁejus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O correio central está fechado hoje porque é feriado.
The central post office is closed today because it's a holiday.
Meu avô trabalhou no correio português durante quarenta anos.
My grandfather worked at the Portuguese postal service for forty years.
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Why is it masculine?
Correios (mail/mailman) is masculine. The word derives from Latin "currere" (to run) or "cursus" (course/journey), which were masculine/neuter forms. In Portuguese, it evolved to refer to both the postal service and a postal worker (mailman). Portuguese inherited the masculine gender from its Latin roots, where words related to movement and occupations often carried masculine gender.
What is the Portuguese word for mails?
The Portuguese word for mails is os correios — masculine.
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