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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ma‧mão
Etymology 1
From mamar + -ão.
Adjective
mamão (feminine mamona, masculine plural mamões, feminine plural mamonas)
- which breastfeeds a lot and often
Noun
mamão m (plural mamões)
- (botany) sprout that steals the juice from the plant
- (zoology) animal that still sucks
- (zoology) yearling calf or donkey
Etymology 2
From mama + -ão.
Noun
mamão m (plural mamões)
- (botany) Carica papaya
- papaya
Descendants