No. 314 in Portuguese
mato
"Bush," "thicket," or "woods."
In a sentence
Eu estou passando pelo mato para chegar ao rio.
I am passing through the bush to reach the river.
In this sentence, 'mato' means 'bush' or 'vegetation', referring to dense plant growth.
Quando eu mato ratoeiras, não sobraram mais ratos.
When I kill traps, there are no rats left.
Here, 'mato' is conjugated from the verb 'matar', meaning 'to kill', in present tense for the first person singular.
Tem um boato no bairro sobre um mato crescendo na praça.
There is a rumor in the neighborhood about grass growing in the square.
In this sentence, 'mato' refers to unmanaged grass or weeds, representing its colloquial use as vegetation.
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