Portuguese

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Caixa de papelão

Etymology

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From papel +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lão

Noun

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papelão m (plural papelões)

  1. cardboard
  2. paper bank (a container where paper and cardboards are placed for recycling)
  3. (figurative) gaffe, blunder (embarrassing mistake)
    Synonym: mico

Descendants

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  • Hunsrik: Papelong

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