dedão

Portuguese

Etymology

From dedo +‎ -ão, literally “big finger”.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈdɐ̃w̃/ [deˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈdɐ̃w̃/ [dɨˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: de‧dão

Noun

dedão m (plural dedões)

  1. the thumb or big toe (the short, mobile digit of the hand; the largest toe)
    Synonym: polegar
    Hyponym: hálux
    dedão do pé ― big toe
  2. augmentative of dedo

Further reading

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