balcão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian balcone (“balcony, scaffold”). Doublet of palco.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈkɐ̃w̃/ [baʊ̯ˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈkɐ̃w̃/ [baɫˈkɐ̃w̃]

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: bal‧cão

Noun

balcão m (plural balcões)

1. counter
2. (architecture) balcony

   Synonyms: sacada, varanda

Descendants

• → Konkani: बलकांव (balkāuva)