caminhão
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caminhão m (plural caminhões) (Brazilian spelling)
- truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
- Synonym: (Portugal) camião
- truckload (a truck’s cargo)
- (informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)
Usage notes edit
- The terms camião/caminhão include tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.
- caminhão is also in current use in Macau despite officially adopting European Portuguese spelling.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
caminhão
References edit
- ^ “caminhão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.