orelhão

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “big ear”, referring to the typical shape of public phone booths in Brazil.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾeˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [o.ɾeˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: o‧re‧lhão

Noun

orelhão m (plural orelhões)

  1. augmentative of orelha; big ear
  2. (Brazil) payphone (public telephone)

Further reading

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