valentão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From valente (valiant) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix), from Latin valentem.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

valentão (feminine valentona, masculine plural valentões, feminine plural valentonas)

  1. Augmentative of valente
  2. rowdy (rough and disorderly)
    Synonym: brigão

Noun

valentão m (plural valentões, feminine valentona, feminine plural valentonas)

  1. brawler; rowdy person
    Synonym: brigão
  2. (Brazil) bully (person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power)