No. 5,380 in Catalan
carvalho
"Carvalho" is not a Catalan word; it is Galician or Portuguese for "oak tree."
In a sentence
El carvalho del jardí és molt gran.
The oak tree in the garden is very large.
In this sentence, 'carvalho' refers to the noun 'oak tree' in the Catalan language, denoting a type of plant.
Vi un carvalho mentre passejava pel bosc.
I saw an oak tree while walking in the forest.
Here, 'carvalho' is used as a direct reference to an oak tree observed in nature, continuing the use of the noun for this entity.
El carvalho és un arbre molt comú en algunes regions.
The oak is a very common tree in some regions.
In this example, 'carvalho' refers generically to the oak tree as a species, describing its prevalence in certain geographical areas.
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