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Collective Nouns in Portuguese: Nature Posted by on May 31, 2011 in Vocabulary

Last week, we learned about animal collectives in Portuguese. This week, we’re going to learn about nature-related collective nouns.

arquipélago – islands (archipelago)    

cacho – bunch of bananas or grapes

cordilheira – mountains

feixe – kindling / wood for burning

flora – plants or vegetables (flora)

floresta / bosque – trees (forest)

miríade – stars

pomar – fruit trees (orchard)

ramalhete / buquê – bouquet of flowers

réstia – bunch of onions or garlic

What are some other nature-related collectives you can think of?

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