beirão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Beira +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /beˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: bei‧rão

Noun

beirão m (plural beirões, feminine beirã or beiroa, feminine plural beirãs or beiroas)

a native of Beira (historical region of Portugal)

Adjective

beirão (feminine beirã or beiroa, masculine plural beirões, feminine plural beirãs or beiroas, not comparable)

(relational) of Beira (historical region of Portugal)
Synonym: beirense

Further reading

“beirão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“beirão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026