betão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish *bitu. Doublet of betume.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈtɐ̃w̃/ [beˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: be‧tão

Noun

betão m (plural betões)

  1. (chiefly Portugal) concrete (building material)
    Synonym: (Brazil) concreto

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