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Words ending in vowels<\/b><br \/>Just add an &#8220;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>janela &#8211;&gt; janelas [window -&gt; windows]<br \/>cotovelo &#8211;&gt; cotovelos [elbow -&gt; elbows]<br \/>jacar<span style=\"font-family: Arial;color: black\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e9<\/font><\/span> &#8211;&gt; jacar<span style=\"font-family: Arial;color: black\"><font size=\"2\">\u00e9<\/font><\/span>s [crocodile -&gt; crocodiles}<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Words ending in &#8220;r&#8221; &#8220;s&#8221; or &#8220;z&#8221;<\/b><br \/>Add an &#8220;es.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>cor&#8211;&gt; cores [color -&gt; colors]<br \/>m<span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u00eas &#8211;&gt; meses [month -&gt; months]*<\/span><br \/>chafariz &#8211;&gt; chafrizes [fountain -&gt; fountains]<\/p>\n<p>*note that the circumflex disappears in the plural<\/p>\n<p><b>3. 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