montão

Portuguese

Etymology

From monte +‎ -ão. Compare Spanish montón.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐ̃w̃/ [mõˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈtɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: mon‧tão

Noun

montão m (plural montões)

1. heap; pile

   Synonym: acervo

2. (colloquial, figuratively) loads, heaps, a lot (large quantity)

   Synonym: pilha

   Tenho um montão de coisas a fazer.

   I have a lot of things to do.

Derived terms

• amontoar