balão

See also: balaõ

Portuguese

balões

Alternative forms

• ballão (obsolete)
• balaõ (obsolete)
• ballaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: ba‧lão

Noun

balão m (plural balões)

1. balloon
2. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)
3. (Brazil) roundabout (road junction)

   Synonym: rotunda

4. (Portugal, colloquial) breathalyzer

   Synonyms: alcoolímetro, (Portugal) alcoolómetro, (Brazil) alcoolômetro, (Portugal) etilómetro, (Brazil) etilômetro, (Portugal) bafómetro, (Brazil) bafômetro

5. (comics) speech bubble
6. (soccer, colloquial) lob