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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: (Brazil) xingamento, asneira, (rare, technical) tabuísmo
Não se deve dizer palavrões.- One should not say swear words.
- (colloquial) a big and difficult to pronounce word
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