paredão

Portuguese

Etymology

From parede (“wall”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pa.ɾeˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɨˈdɐ̃w̃/ [pɐ.ɾɨˈðɐ̃w̃]

Noun

paredão m (plural paredões)

  1. augmentative of parede
  2. (geology) rock face (vertical expanse of rock)
  3. (slang) a wall in front of which people are lined up to be punished, especially executed by firing squad

Further reading

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