esporão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From espora +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.puˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: es‧po‧rão

Noun

esporão m (plural esporões)

spur
1. (botany) outgrowth of tissue on plant organs
  Synonyms: espora, calcar
2. (zoology) naturally growing spike of an animal
  Synonym: espora
(medicine, zoology) any protuberance in a body
(nautical) the salient part of a ship's bow

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