balão

See also: balaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lão

Noun

balão m (plural balões)

  1. balloon
  2. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)
  3. (Brazil) roundabout (road junction)
    Synonyms: rotatória, rotunda
  4. (Portugal, colloquial) breathalyzer
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:etilômetro
  5. (comics) speech bubble
  6. (soccer, colloquial) lob

References

  1. ^ “balão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “balão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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