fardão

Portuguese

Etymology

From fardo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /faɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɐɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

fardão m (plural fardões)

1. Augmentative of fardo: large bundle
2. (Brazil) a type of sword, most associated with being part of the regalia of a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters