sapão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈpɐ̃w̃/ [saˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Etymology 1

From Malay sapang.

Alternative forms

Noun

sapão m (plural sapões)

  1. sapan (Biancaea sappan, syn. Caesalpinia sappan), a tree of southeast Asia)

Etymology 2

From sapo +‎ -ão.

Noun

sapão m (plural sapões)

  1. augmentative of sapo

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