fundão

See also: fundaõ and Fundão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fundaõ (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From fundo (“back; bottom”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fũˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fũˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fũˈdɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: Fundão

Noun

fundão m (plural fundões)

1. Augmentative of fundo
2. (Brazil) the part of a classroom farthest from the teacher, associated with unruly students

Derived terms

• turma do fundão

Etymology 2

Inflected form of fundar (“to found”).

Verb

fundão

1. Obsolete form of fundam.