pardau

English

Noun

pardau (plural pardaus)

1. Alternative form of pardo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pardao (obsolete)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रताप (pratāpa), which was written on the coins.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paʁˈdaw/ [paɦˈdaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paʁˈdaw/ [paɦˈdaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /paɾˈdaw/ [paɾˈdaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paʁˈdaw/ [paʁˈdaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paɻˈdaw/ [paɻˈdaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐɾˈdaw/ [pɐɾˈðaw]

• Rhymes: -aw
• Homophone: pardal (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: par‧dau

Noun

pardau m (plural pardaus)

1. (historical) the pardo, a coin formerly used in India