No. 1,589 in Portuguese
sexo
"Sexo" refers to biological sex or sexual activity.
In a sentence
O sexo é um aspecto importante da biologia humana.
Sex is an important aspect of human biology.
In this sentence, 'sexo' refers to biological and physiological distinctions between male and female.
Ela evitava falar sobre sexo em público.
She avoided talking about sex in public.
Here 'sexo' refers to sexual relations or the general topic of sexuality.
Qual é o seu sexo no formulário?
What is your gender on the form?
In this context, 'sexo' refers to the classification of gender as used in demographic identification.
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