galão
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ga‧lão
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from English gallon,[1][2] from Old French galon, galun (“liquid measure”).
Alternative forms edit
- gallão (obsolete)
Noun edit
galão m (plural galões)
- gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)
- (Brazil) any large liquid container
- (Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk
Hyponyms edit
- (gallon): galão imperial, galão americano
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French galon (“braid”).[1][2]
Noun edit
galão m (plural galões)
Etymology 3 edit
From galo (“rooster”) + -ão.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
galão m (plural galões)
- Augmentative of galo
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “galão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “galão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.