paredão

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From parede (“wall”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pa.ɾeˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɨˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pɐ.ɾɨˈðɐ̃w̃]

Noun edit

paredão m (plural paredões)

Augmentative of parede
(geology) rock face (vertical expanse of rock)
(slang) a wall in front of which people are lined up to be punished, especially executed by firing squad

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