monção

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See also: monçaõ and Monção

Portuguese

monção

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

monção f (plural monções)

  1. monsoon (tropical rainy season)
  2. (figurative) opportunity, occasion
  3. each of the several fluvial expeditions by 17th century Brazilian explorers

Descendants

  • Catalan: monsó
  • French: mousson

References

  1. ^ monção”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ monção”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024