How to Say ‘Dipping sauce’ in Portuguese
Molho para mergulhar
MOH-loo PAH-rah mer-goo-LYAR
[MOH-loo PAH-rah mer-goo-LYAR]
💬 Usage Tip: para + infinitive is a useful pattern for saying what something is for: molho para mergulhar, caixa para levar, dinheiro para pagar. In Portugal, para is often pronounced more like (pruh) in fast speech.
Phrase Breakdown
Molho
[MOH-loo]
Sauce
A liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to add flavor.
O molho para mergulhar é essencial para estas batatas fritas.
The dipping sauce is essential for these fries.
para
[PAH-rah]
For
Indicating the use of something.
Este molho é especial para mergulhar.
This sauce is special for dipping.
mergulhar
[mer-goo-LYAR]
Dipping
The act of putting something briefly in liquid.
Precisamos de um molho para mergulhar estas delícias.
We need a sauce for dipping these delights.
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