macacão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

macacão m (plural macacões)

  1. Augmentative of macaco
  2. overall (garment with shoulder straps worn over clothing), dungarees
    Synonym: (European Portuguese) fato-macaco