betão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish *bitu. Doublet of betume.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtɐ̃w̃/ [beˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈtɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: be‧tão

Noun

betão m (plural betões)

1. (chiefly Portugal) concrete (building material)

   Synonym: (Brazil) concreto

Derived terms

• betão armado

Related terms

• betume

Further reading

• “betão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.