tosão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese toson, from Late Latin tōnsiōnem, from Latin tondeō (“shave, cut hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈzɐ̃w̃/ [toˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈzɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

tosão m (plural tosões)

1. fleece (hair or wool of a sheep)

Related terms

• tosar
• tesoura