roldão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rondon.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃w̃/ [hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃w̃/ [hoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁowˈdɐ̃w̃/ [χoʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁolˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ʁoɫˈdɐ̃w̃], /ʁɔlˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ʁɔɫˈdɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: rol‧dão

Noun

roldão m (plural roldões)

1. confusion, precipitation

   Synonyms: confusão, precipitação, sobressalto

Further reading

• “roldão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “roldão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024