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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French teston, from Italian testone.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: tos‧tão
Noun
tostão m (plural tostões)
- (historical) an old nickel coin
- (informal) an indeterminate amount of money (usually a small amount)
- Ele não tem um tostão. ― He doesn't have any money.
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