crianção

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cri‧an‧ção

Etymology 1

From criança (“child”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Noun

crianção m (plural crianções, feminine criançona, feminine plural criançonas)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) manchild

Etymology 2

From crianço (“boy”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Noun

crianção m (plural crianções)

  1. Augmentative of crianço

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