arpão

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

harpão

Etymology

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpago, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɐ̃w̃/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈpɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈpɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈpɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈpɐ̃w̃/

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ah.ˈpɐ̃w̃/

Noun

arpão m (plural arpões)

harpoon

Related terms

arpoar, arpado, arpar, arpear, arpéu, arpoação, arpoador

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