bolsão

Portuguese

Etymology

From bolso +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bowˈsɐ̃w̃/ [boʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bolˈsɐ̃w̃/ [boɫˈsɐ̃w̃], /bɔlˈsɐ̃w̃/ [bɔɫˈsɐ̃w̃]

Noun

bolsão m (plural bolsões)

  1. augmentative of bolso
  2. pocket (enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another)