caveirão

Portuguese

Etymology

caveira (“skull”) +‎ -ão (“forms augmentatives”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˌka.ve(j).ˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Noun

caveirão m (plural caveriões)

1. augmentative form of caveira
2. (Brazil) an armoured vehicle used by the Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais

Synonyms

• (augmentative of caveira): caveirona
• (armoured vehicle): pacificador

Hypernyms

• (armoured vehicle): blindado