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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ãcião, borrowed from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃ˈsjɐ̃w̃/
Noun
ancião m (plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine anciã, feminine plural anciãs)
- ancient (person who is very old)
Adjective
ancião (feminine anciã, masculine plural anciãos or anciões or anciães, feminine plural anciãs)
- ancient (very old)
- Synonym: antigo