Portuguese

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Etymology

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From grande +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dão

Adjective

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grandão (feminine grandona, masculine plural grandões, feminine plural grandonas)

  1. Augmentative of grande
  2. hunk, burly