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Etymology 1
From Late Latin tīmōnem, alteration of Classical Latin tēmōnem.
Noun
timão m (plural timões)
- shaft (for hitching, coupling, yoking, harnessing), plough-beam, draft-pole, tongue (of a cart)
- Synonym: apo
- (nautical) helm
- (nautical) rudder
- Synonym: leme
- (figurative) helm
Etymology 2
From time (“team”) + -ão.
Noun
timão m (plural timões)
- (Brazil) Augmentative of time