surrão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese çarron of uncertain origin. Maybe from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia (compare Basque zorro (“sack”)).

Cognate with Galician zurrón, Mirandese çurron, Asturian and Spanish zurrón.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [suˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [suˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /suˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [suˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʁɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: sur‧rão

Noun

surrão m (plural surrões)

1. a shepherd’s leather bag