eletrão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• elétron (Brazil)
• electrão (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English electron, from Latin ēlectrum (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [e.leˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɛˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧trão

Noun

eletrão m (plural eletrões)

1. European Portuguese standard form of elétron.