turrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From turrar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [tuˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈʁɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: tur‧rão

Adjective

turrão (feminine turrona, masculine plural turrões, feminine plural turronas)

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:teimoso

2. (of food) sugar-coated