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fêmeo

Portuguese, adjective/ˈfẽ.mju/

fêmeo is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “female” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a fêmea ou a mulher”.

What does fêmeo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefemale

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a fêmea ou a mulher 2. feminino; femeal 3. diz-se do objeto penetrado por outro chamado de macho 4. diz-se da planta ou animal para os distinguir de outros, com o mesmo nome, qualificados de macho

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fêmeo

  • fêmea feminine
  • fêmeos masculine plural
  • fêmeas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fêmeo?

  • Brazil /ˈfẽ.mju/
  • Portugal /ˈfe.mju/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.