monção
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monção f (plural monções)
- monsoon (tropical rainy season)
- (figurative) opportunity, occasion
- each of the several fluvial expeditions by 17th century Brazilian explorers
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ “monção” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “monção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.