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The Portuguese word for nail is
prego





nail

Gender

The gender of prego is masculine. E.g. o prego.

Plural

The plural of prego is pregos.

Portuguese Definition


nail
     1. Substantivo. prego
     2. Substantivo. unha
     3. Verbo. pregar (com pregos)



Translations for nail and their definitions

pregar
     1. v. to nail (employ a nail or similar object as a fastener)
     2. v. to stare
     3. v. to preach (give a sermon)
     4. v. to preach; to advocate (encourage support)


prego
     1. n-m. nail (made of metal)
     2. n-m. (Portugal, cooking) steak sandwich (shortening of prego no pão)
     3. n-m. (informal) a car's pedal (lever operated by one's foot)
           prego a fundo - pedal to the metal
     4. v. verb form of pregar


cravo
     1. n-m. horseshoe nail
     2. n-m. a type of nail used to crucify people
     3. n-m. (botany) carnation (a flower, Dianthus caryophyllus)
           Revolução dos Cravos - Carnation Revolution
     4. n-m. (botany) clove (a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn.)
     5. n-m. (cooking) unexpanded buds of the clove tree, used as spice
     6. n-m. pimple (inflamed spot on the skin)
     7. n-m. (dermatology) clavus; corn (callous growth on the foot)
     8. n-m. (musical instrument) harpsichord (keyboard instrument which produces sound by plucking the strings)
     9. v. verb form of cravar


pegar
     1. v. to catch
     2. v.          to grab, hold
     3. v.          (Brazil) to discover someone doing something
     4. v. (indtr, em) to touch
     5. v. (Brazil, slang) to engage in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with someone for one night or some short period of time
     6. v. (colloquial transitive reflexive) to fight, to engage in a physical conflict
     7. v. to stick, to glue
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to catch on
     9. v. (Brazil, transitive) to catch, to take (a transport)
           Vamos pegar um ônibus. - Let's take a bus.


unha
     1. n-f. nail; fingernail; toenail


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