botão

See also: bōtáo and bōtāo

Portuguese

Etymology

    From French bouton.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈtɐ̃w̃/ [buˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /boˈtɐ̃w̃/ [boˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

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    • Homophone: Butão (most pronunciations)
    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
    • Hyphenation: bo‧tão

    Noun

    botão m (plural botões)

    1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
    2. button (which is pressed)
    3. bud (of flower)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Kabuverdianu: boton
    • Bihari:
      • Maithili: बुटाम (buṭām)
      • ? Nepali: बटम (baṭam)
    • Bengali: বোতাম (bōtam) (see there for further descendants)
    • Gujarati: બુતાન (butān)
    • Hindustani: (see there for further descendants)
      Hindi: बुताम (butām)
      Urdu: بُتام (butām)
    • Indonesian: botang
    • Japanese: ボタン (botan)
    • Konkani: बुतांव (butāuva)
    • Malay: butang
    • Mbya Guarani: motõ
    • Telugu: బొత్తాం (bottāṁ), బొత్తాము (bottāmu) (see there for further descendants)

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