Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French esclavon. Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and tchau / chau.

Pronunciation edit

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

  • Hyphenation: es‧cla‧vão

Noun edit

esclavão m (plural esclavões)

  1. (rare) Synonym of eslavônio