fardão

Portuguese

Etymology

From fardo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /faɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /faɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [faɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fɐɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

fardão m (plural fardões)

  1. augmentative of fardo: large bundle
  2. (Brazil) a type of sword, most associated with being part of the regalia of a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters

Further reading

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