No. 2,337 in Portuguese
mogi
"Mogi" is a Tupi-derived term meaning "river of snakes" or "river of mold." It is often used as part of geographic names in Brazil.
In a sentence
Eu moro em Mogi das Cruzes.
I live in Mogi das Cruzes.
Here, 'Mogi das Cruzes' is used as a proper noun referring to a place name, specifically a city in Brazil.
O rio Mogi atravessa a cidade.
The Mogi river traverses the city.
In this sentence, 'Mogi' refers to a geographical feature, specifically the name of a river in Brazil.
Ele mencionou a palavra 'mogi' em sua explicação.
He mentioned the word 'mogi' in his explanation.
In this example, 'mogi' is referred to as a lexeme or a specific term being discussed in a context of language or terminology.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “mogi” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “mogi” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).