macacão

Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ma.kaˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈkɐ̃w̃/

Noun

macacão m (plural macacões)

1. Augmentative of macaco
2. overall (garment with shoulder straps worn over clothing), dungarees

   Synonym: (European Portuguese) fato-macaco