Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [is.kaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧lão

Noun edit

escalão m (plural escalões)

  1. echelon (a level or rank in an organisation, profession, or society)
  2. bracket (an interval between two values, as in a tax bracket)