Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈɐ̃w̃/ [hʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈhwɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈɐ̃w̃/ [χʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈχwɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Adjective edit

ruão (feminine ruona, masculine plural ruões, feminine plural ruonas)

  1. (of a horse) roan (having a coat of a dark base colour with individual white hairs mixed in)

Noun edit

ruão m (plural ruões)

  1. roan (horse with a roan coat)
  2. commoner; pleb
  3. a type of linen fabric historically made in Rouen, France