garrafão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From garrafa (bottle) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

garrafão m (plural garrafões)

  1. Augmentative of garrafa
    Synonym: garrafona
  2. large jug usually made of plastic or similar materials
  3. demijohn (large bottle with short neck, typically made of glass)
  4. (basketball) key (free-throw lane and the circle surrounding the free-throw line)