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"Bone" in Portuguese: osso

o osso

Say it: OH-soomasculine · o ossonoun/ˈosu/

Bone in Portuguese is o osso (masculine). Plural is ossos. On menus, sem osso means boneless; doctors talk about osso quebrado.

After a fall

O médico disse que o osso não quebrou.
The doctor said the bone didn't break.
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How to pronounce osso

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OH-soo

/ˈosu/

OH-soo. Stress OH; double s like ss.

"Bone" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o ossothe bone

Singular.

os ossosthe bones

Plural.

sem ossoboneless

Menu label.

osso quebradobroken bone

Injury talk.

dores nos ossosaches in the bones

Body complaint.

How to use osso in real life

  1. 1After a fall

    O médico disse que o osso não quebrou.

    The doctor said the bone didn't break.

    O osso in medical talk.

  2. 2Butcher counter

    Prefiro a carne sem osso, por favor.

    I prefer the meat boneless, please.

    Sem osso on food orders.

  3. 3Dog treat joke

    O cachorro ganhou um osso enorme.

    The dog got a huge bone.

    Osso as a treat.

Mistakes English speakers make with osso

Incorrect: A osso dói.

Correct: O osso dói.

Osso is masculine: o osso.

Incorrect: Quebrei um bone.

Correct: Quebrei um osso.

Use osso, not English bone.

Good to know

Osso duro de roer is a Brazilian idiom for a tough problem—literally a hard bone to chew. In food, frango com osso vs sem osso changes price and cooking time. Dogs and cartoon jokes keep osso light outside clinics.

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Clinic follow-up

  1. ChatPal

    O osso ainda dói quando anda?

    Does the bone still hurt when you walk?

  2. You

    Um pouco. O osso está melhorando.

    A bit. The bone is improving.

  3. ChatPal

    Evita impacto no osso esta semana.

    Avoid impact on the bone this week.

  4. You

    Combinado. Cuido desse osso.

    Deal. I'll care for that bone.

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Common questions about "Bone" in Portuguese

Plural of osso?

Ossos.

Boneless on a menu?

Sem osso.

Gender?

Masculine: o osso.

Broken bone?

Osso quebrado / fratura.

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