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Curativos is masculine in Portuguese. The article is os, so the full form is os curativos ("bandages").
MASCULINEcurativos is the plural of curativo
os curativos — bandages
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How do you say curativos in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce curativos in Portuguese?
curativos is pronounced /us kuɾaˈtʃivus/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O curativo novo que o médico colocou na minha ferida é muito eficaz.
The new bandage that the doctor put on my wound is very effective.
O curativo adesivo azul que comprei na farmácia é impermeável.
The blue adhesive bandage that I bought at the pharmacy is waterproof.
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Why is it masculine?
Curativos is masculine. While it does derive from Latin "curativus" (an adjective meaning "relating to healing"), in Portuguese it functions primarily as a masculine noun meaning "bandage" or "healing agent." The word follows Portuguese morphology where nouns ending in "-tivo" are typically masculine. The gender is retained from Latin where "curativus" was a masculine adjective that Portuguese adopted as a noun.
What is the Portuguese word for bandages?
The Portuguese word for bandages is os curativos — masculine.
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