Wiktionary

sexo

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin sexus.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛksu
  • Hyphenation: se‧xo

Noun edit

sexo m (plural sexos)

  1. sex
    1. (countable) category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species
      o sexo masculino
      males
      o sexo feminino
      females
    2. (countable) another category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender
      Synonyms: (Portugal) género, (Brazil) gênero
    3. (uncountable) sexual activity
    4. (countable) sexual organ, genitalia
      Synonyms: genitália, órgão sexual, órgão genital

References edit

  1. ^ “sexo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “sexo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

sexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɡso/ [ˈseɣ̞.so]
  • Rhymes: -eɡso
  • Syllabification: se‧xo

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin sexus.

Noun edit

sexo m (plural sexos)

  1. gender
  2. sex (the act)
  3. sex organ
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

sexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Further reading edit

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