Portuguese · Food & Drink

"Juice" in Portuguese: suco

o suco

Say it: SOO-koomasculine · o suconoun/ˈsu.ku/

Note: PT-PT: o sumo

Juice in Portuguese is o suco. Say suco de laranja for orange juice. In Portugal the everyday word is o sumo.

Café order

Um suco de laranja sem açúcar, por favor.
An orange juice with no sugar, please.
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How to pronounce suco

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SOO-koo

/ˈsu.ku/

SOO-koo

"Juice" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
o sucothe juice

Standard Brazilian word.

suco de laranjaorange juice

Café classic.

suco naturalfresh juice

Not from concentrate.

o sumothe juice (PT-PT)

Portugal.

How to use suco in real life

  1. 1Café order

    Um suco de laranja sem açúcar, por favor.

    An orange juice with no sugar, please.

    Common Brazil order.

  2. 2Breakfast

    O suco está na geladeira.

    The juice is in the fridge.

    O suco at home.

  3. 3Market stand

    Esse suco de acerola é ótimo.

    This acerola juice is great.

    Tropical flavors.

Mistakes English speakers make with suco

Incorrect: A suco está gelado.

Correct: O suco está gelado.

Suco is masculine.

Incorrect: Quero um sumo (forcing PT-PT in Brazil).

Correct: Quero um suco.

Brazil says suco; sumo is PT-PT.

Good to know

Brazilian juice culture is huge—açaí, acerola, caju, maracujá. Portugal's sumo is the cognate you will hear abroad.

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Ordering drinks at a juice bar

  1. ChatPal

    Você quer suco de manga ou de laranja?

    Do you want mango juice or orange juice?

  2. You

    Suco de manga, bem gelado.

    Mango juice, really cold.

  3. ChatPal

    Eu pego suco verde então.

    I'll get green juice then.

  4. You

    Combinado. O suco é por aqui.

    Deal. The juice is this way.

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"Juice" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Juice" in Portuguese

Juice in Brazil?

O suco.

Portugal?

O sumo.

Orange juice?

Suco de laranja.

Fresh juice?

Suco natural.

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