arregão

Portuguese

Etymology

From arregar (“to surrender”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [a.heˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʁɨˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.ʁɨˈɣɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ar‧re‧gão

Noun

arregão m (plural arregões)

  1. (informal, derogatory) coward, chicken

Further reading

  • “arregão”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
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