sexo

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɛk.su]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsɛk.so]

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

Borrowed from Latin sexus.^[1][2]

• Rhymes: -ɛksu
• Hyphenation: se‧xo

sexo m (plural sexos)

1. sex
   1. (countable) category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species

      o sexo masculino

      males

      o sexo feminino

      females

   2. (countable) another category, especially for humans and often separable, based on non-physical traits or roles; gender

      Synonyms: (Portugal) género, (Brazil) gênero

   3. (uncountable) sexual activity
   4. (countable) sexual organ, genitalia

      Synonyms: genitália, órgão sexual, órgão genital

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɡso/ [ˈseɣ̞.so]
• Rhymes: -eɡso
• Syllabification: se‧xo

Borrowed from Latin sexus.

sexo m (plural sexos)

1. gender

   Synonym: género

2. sex (the act)
3. sex organ

   Synonym: genitales

sexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sexar

• “sexo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28