alão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alão. Generally thought to be a derivative of or related to Latin Alānus (“Alan”), perhaps via Old Spanish, itself via Gothic. If so, it is a doublet of alano.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈlɐ̃w̃/ [aˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧lão

Noun

alão m (plural alãos or alões or alães)

  1. alaunt (a dog breed)

Further reading

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