caução

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cautiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kaʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: calção (Brazil)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cau‧ção

Noun

caução f (plural cauções)

  1. (law) bail
  2. guarantee, pledge

Derived terms

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