sexo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɛk.su]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɛk.so]

Verb

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sexus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ksu/

• Rhymes: -ɛksu
• Hyphenation: se‧xo

Noun

sexo m (plural sexos)

1. sex
   1. (countable) category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species

      o sexo masculino

      males

      o sexo feminino

      females

   2. (countable) another category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender

      Synonyms: (Portugal) género, (Brazil) gênero

   3. (uncountable) sexual activity
   4. (countable) sexual organ, genitalia

      Synonyms: genitália, órgão sexual, órgão genital

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɡso/ [ˈseɣ̞.so]
• Rhymes: -eɡso
• Syllabification: se‧xo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin sexus.

Noun

sexo m (plural sexos)

1. gender

   Synonym: género

2. sex (the act)
3. sex organ

   Synonym: genitales

Derived terms

• bello sexo
• discutir sobre el sexo de los ángeles
• hormona de sexo
• sexo anal
• sexo débil
• sexo feo
• sexo fuerte
• sexo grupal
• sexo opuesto
• sexo oral
• sexo vaginal
• tener sexo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Further reading

• “sexo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16