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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian campione (cf. also French champion),[1] from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/ , /kɐ̃.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃w̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/ , /kɐ̃.piˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃ˈpjɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.peˈɐ̃w̃/
Noun
campeão m (plural campeões, feminine campeã, feminine plural campeãs)
- champion
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