pêssego
neutral, Brazil
In Brazilian Portuguese "peach" is pêssego. The word is masculine, so you say o pêssego, and the plural is pêssegos.
Brazilians eat peaches fresh, in cans as pêssego em calda, and in desserts. The tree is called pessegueiro.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The stress is on the first syllable, and the double ss sounds like a plain "s", so it comes out close to "PEH-seh-goo".
Did you know?
- The expression Me vê is a common way to place an order in Brazil, literally "let me see".
Examples in context
- Quero um pêssego maduro.I want a ripe peach.
- Ela comprou pêssegos na feira.She bought peaches at the market.
- O doce de pêssego está ótimo.The peach dessert is great.
Example conversation
Ivone buys fruit at a street market from the seller Seu Raul.
- IvoneQuanto custa o pêssego?How much is the peach?
- RaulCinco reais o quilo.Five reais a kilo.
- IvoneMe vê um quilo.I will take a kilo.
