respondão

Portuguese

Etymology

From responder +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.põˈdɐ̃w̃/ [hes.põˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeʃ.põˈdɐ̃w̃/ [χeʃ.põˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.põˈdɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: res‧pon‧dão

Adjective

respondão (feminine respondona, masculine plural respondões, feminine plural respondonas)

  1. (colloquial) lippy, gobby

Noun

respondão m (plural respondões, feminine respondona, feminine plural respondonas)

  1. (colloquial) a lippy or gobby person
    Synonym: boca dura

Further reading

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