frontão

Portuguese

Etymology

From fronte +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐ̃w̃/ [fɾõˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾõˈtɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: fron‧tão

Noun

frontão m (plural frontões)

1. (architecture) gable, pediment (the triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs)