Portuguese Phrase
Este prato tem nozes?
Meaning
The sentence asks whether the dish you are looking at or being served contains nuts. It is a crucial question for people with nut allergies or dietary restrictions.
When to use
Use this phrase in a restaurant, café, or at a friend’s house when you need to confirm the ingredients of a dish before eating it.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Estepratotemnozes?
Este (demonstrative adjective)
Used to point out something close to the speaker; agrees in gender and number with the noun (masculine singular).
prato (noun)
Means ‘dish’ or ‘plate’; masculine singular, so it matches the demonstrative ‘este’.
tem (present of ter)
Third‑person singular of the verb ‘ter’ (to have). In questions the verb stays in the same order; Portuguese does not require inversion.
nozes (plural noun)
Plural of ‘noz’, meaning ‘nut’; the article is omitted in yes/no questions.
Question formation
A simple yes/no question is made by raising intonation at the end; no auxiliary or inversion is needed.
🗨In Conversation
Este prato tem nozes?
Does this dish have nuts?
Não, não tem. É feito só com legumes.
No, it doesn’t. It’s made only with vegetables.
✕Common Mistakes
Este prato há nozes?
‘Há’ means ‘there is/are’ and is not used to ask if something *has* an ingredient. Use ‘tem’ (from ter) instead.
Tem nozes?
Leaving out the demonstrative ‘este prato’ makes the question less specific. In a restaurant you usually point to the dish, so keep the subject.
Este prato tem noz?
‘Noz’ is singular; when referring to nuts in a dish you need the plural ‘nozes’.
↔Alternatives
Este prato contém nozes?
Does this dish contain nuts?
Tem nozes neste prato?
Are there nuts in this dish?
Este prato tem alguma noz?
Does this dish have any nut?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil many traditional dishes (like feijoada or certain desserts) can include nuts, especially cashews and Brazil nuts. When you ask about nuts, you’re also showing respect for the person’s health concerns. Note that ‘nozes’ usually refers to walnuts, but in everyday speech it can be a generic term for any kind of nut, so the answer may include other varieties.