Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Spanish, Portuguese Pronounced Pron. /ˈra.mos/(Spanish) /ˈʁɐ.muʃ/(European Portuguese) /ˈʁɐ.mus/(Brazilian Portuguese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").