barrão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese varron, from a Vulgar Latin *verrōne(m), from Latin verrēs.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [baˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: bar‧rão

Noun

barrão m (plural barrões)

  1. boar (male pig)
    Synonyms: cachaço, verrasco

References

  1. ^ “varrão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

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