anão

See also: anao

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈnɐ̃w̃/ [aˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧não

Etymology 1

From Latin nānus. Cognate with Spanish enano.

Alternative forms

Noun

anão m (plural anãos or anões, feminine anã, feminine plural anãs)

  1. dwarf
    1. (sometimes offensive) short person, especially one who suffers from dwarfism
      Synonyms: nanico, baixinho
      Antonyms: gigante, poste
    2. (fantasy, mythology) dwarf (member of a short, underground humanoid race)
  2. (by extension, figurative, derogatory) anything that is small in stature or importance
    Antonym: gigante
Derived terms

Adjective

anão (feminine anã, masculine plural anões, feminine plural anãs)

  1. (sometimes offensive) dwarf, dwarfish
  2. (by extension, figurative, derogatory) small in stature or importance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English anon.

Noun

anão m (plural anãos or anões, feminine anã, feminine plural anãs)

  1. (Brazil, originally 4chan slang, now Internet slang) anon (an anonymous person)

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