sexo

Catalan

Verb

sexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of sexar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sexus.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.so/

  • Hyphenation: se‧xo

Noun

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
  1. “sexo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “sexo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sexus.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /'sekso/, ['se.kso]

Noun

sexo m (plural sexos)

  1. gender
  2. sex (the act)
  3. sex organ

Derived terms

Verb

sexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Further reading
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