sexo
English
Etymology
Noun
sexo (uncountable)
- (slang) sex (sexual intercourse)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
sexo
- first-person singular present indicative of sexar
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin sexus.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ksu/
- Rhymes: -ɛksu
- Hyphenation: se‧xo
Noun
sexo m (plural sexos)
- sex
- (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
- (countable) another category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender
- (uncountable) sexual activity
- (countable) sexual organ, genitalia
- Synonyms: genitália, órgão sexual, órgão genital
- (countable) category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species
References
- ^ “sexo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “sexo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sexo
- first-person singular present indicative of sexar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɡso/ [ˈseɣ̞.so]
- Rhymes: -eɡso
- Syllabification: se‧xo
Etymology 1
Noun
sexo m (plural sexos)
- sex (the biological category)
- (collectively) sex (men or women)
- sex (the act)
- sex organ
- Synonym: genitales
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sexo
- first-person singular present indicative of sexar
Further reading
- “sexo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024