camarão

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Portuguese

camarões

Etymology

From Latin cammārus (lobster) +‎ -ão, ultimately from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros). Compare Spanish camarón.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧rão

Noun

camarão m (plural camarões)

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) butterface
    Synonym: Raimunda

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: kamarãu
  • English: Cameroon (see there for further descendants)

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