saramago

saramago

"Saramago" refers to a wild mustard plant.

In this sentence, 'Saramago' is a proper noun referring to the famous Portuguese Nobel laureate author, representing a person's family name.

José Saramago foi um escritor português premiado com o Nobel de Literatura.

José Saramago was a Portuguese writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here, 'saramago' is used as a common noun referring to a type of wild edible plant that grows in fields, often seen as a weed.

No campo, o saramago cresce como uma erva daninha.

In the countryside, the saramago grows as a weed.

In this context, 'Saramago' again acts as a proper noun, used here to refer to the literary works of José Saramago, indicating authorship.

Li um livro de Saramago durante as férias e aprendi muito com sua visão do mundo.

I read a book by Saramago during the holidays and learned a lot from his world view.