alão
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alão. Generally thought to be a derivative of or related to Latin Alānus (“Alan”), perhaps via Old Spanish, itself via Gothic. If so, it is a doublet of alano.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧lão
Noun edit
alão m (plural alãos or alões or alães)
- alaunt (a dog breed)