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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)
- (colloquial, derogatory) manchild
Etymology 2
From crianço (“boy”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).
Noun
crianção m (plural crianções)
- Augmentative of crianço
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