campeão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian campione (cf. also French champion), from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kɐ̃.piˈɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /kɐ̃.piˈɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

campeão m (plural campeões, feminine campeã, feminine plural campeãs)

1. champion

Related terms

• campeonato
• campo