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Portuguese
Etymology
From podar (“to prune”) + -ão.
Pronunciation
Noun
podão m (plural podões)
- billhook; pruning hook (agricultural implement similar to a sickle used to prune plants)
- trimmer (large scissors used in gardening)
- Synonym: podadeira
- (botany) averruncator
References
- “podão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “podão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “podão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “podão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025