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Portuguese
Etymology
From palavra + -ão.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: pa‧la‧vrão
Noun
palavrão m (plural palavrões)
- curse, swear word (impolite, vulgar or offensive taboo word)
- Synonyms: asneira, praga, palavra de baixo calão, tabuísmo
Não se deve dizer palavrões.- One should not say bad words.
- (nonstandard) Augmentative of palavra