espigão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From espiga +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/ , /es.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/ , /eʃ.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/

Noun

espigão m (plural espigões)

Augmentative of espiga (“large spike”)
summit, top
Synonyms: aresta, cumeada
hangnail
(Brazil) skyscraper (tall building with a large number of floors)
Synonym: arranha-céus

Further reading

“espigão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“espigão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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