galão

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: ga‧lão

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gallon, from Old French galon, galun (“liquid measure”).

Alternative forms

gallão (obsolete)

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)
(Brazil) any large liquid container
(Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk

Hyponyms

(gallon): galão imperial, galão americano

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French galon (“braid”).

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

galloon

Etymology 3

From galo (“rooster”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

Augmentative of galo

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “galão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 “galão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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