cifrão
See also: cifraõ
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From cifra (“cipher”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).
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Noun edit
cifrão m (plural cifrões)
- dollar sign (the symbol $, used to represent the dollar and the peso)
- a symbol similar to $, but with two vertical strokes, used to represent various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
See cifram.
Verb edit
cifrão
- (obsolete) Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of cifram, now a common misspelling.