No. 3,010 in Portuguese
uruguai
Uruguai: Uruguay, a country in South America.
In a sentence
Eu moro no Uruguai.
I live in Uruguay.
Here, 'Uruguai' is used as a proper noun referring to the country Uruguay in South America.
O vinho do Uruguai é excelente.
The wine from Uruguay is excellent.
In this context, 'Uruguai' is part of a possessive construction indicating the origin of the wine.
Visitamos o Uruguai no verão passado.
We visited Uruguay last summer.
Again, 'Uruguai' serves as a proper noun to denote the country.
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