bolsão

Portuguese

Etymology

From bolso +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bowˈsɐ̃w̃/ [boʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bolˈsɐ̃w̃/ [boɫˈsɐ̃w̃], /bɔlˈsɐ̃w̃/ [bɔɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

Noun

bolsão m (plural bolsões)

1. Augmentative of bolso
2. pocket (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another)