grandão

Portuguese

Etymology

From grande +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dão

Adjective

grandão (feminine grandona, masculine plural grandões, feminine plural grandonas)

  1. augmentative of grande
  2. hunk, burly

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