alazão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab, “reddish, reddish-brown”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈzɐ̃w̃/ [a.laˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

Adjective

alazão (feminine alazã, masculine plural alazões, feminine plural alazãs)

1. sorrel (colour)

   Synonyms: canela, lazão