pendão
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pendon (“banner”), from Old Spanish pendon (Modern Spanish pendón), from Old Occitan penon, from Old French pennon, diminutive of penne (“feather”), from Latin penna (“feather, wing”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pen‧dão
Noun edit
pendão m (plural pendões)
- tassel (male inflorescence of maize)
- banner
- Synonyms: bandeira, estandarte