dezembro
/deˈzẽ.bɾu/masculine
The Portuguese word for December is dezembro.
dezembro is the name of the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar and is a masculine noun.
Meaning: twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'in December', use the preposition em followed by the month: em dezembro. You may also see no dezembro, which is a contraction of em and the masculine article o. This is used when referring to a specific, previously mentioned December.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable. The IPA pronunciation is /deˈzẽ.bɾu/.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, dezembro is the peak of the 'summer' season, meaning the month is associated with beaches and heat rather than snow and cold.
- Despite the 'dez' at the beginning of dezembro appearing to mean 'ten' in Portuguese, the name actually stems from the Latin 'decem' meaning 'ten' because it was the tenth month in the original Roman calendar.
- In Portuguese, all months of the year, including dezembro, are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Examples in context
- Dezembro é o mês de Hanucá.December is the month of Hanukkah.This example shows how to identify the month of Hanukkah using dezembro.Tatoeba #1050348 by alexmarcelo, translation #10073671 by DJ_Saidez
- Em dezembro começa o inverno.Winter begins in December.This sentence uses dezembro to state when winter begins.Tatoeba #6707179 by lucasmg123, translation #12781900 by rul
- Dezembro é o último mês do ano.December is the last month of the year.This sentence uses dezembro to describe it as the last month of the year.Tatoeba #405171 by brauliobezerra, translation #266506 by CM
- Vamos viajar em dezembro?Shall we travel in December?
- O Natal é celebrado no mês de dezembro.Christmas is celebrated in the month of December.
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Example conversation
Lucas and Juliana are planning a vacation.
- LucasVocê quer viajar em dezembro?Do you want to travel in December?
- JulianaSim, dezembro é um mês ótimo.Yes, December is a great month.
- LucasO clima de dezembro é bom?Is the weather in December good?
- JulianaÉ muito quente em dezembro.It is very hot in December.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “December” translations and entries dezembro, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
