camarão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cammārus (“lobster”) +‎ -ão, ultimately from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros). Compare Spanish camarón.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.maˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.maˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.mɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧rão

Noun

camarão m (plural camarões)

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) butterface
    Synonym: Raimunda

Descendants

  • → Nheengatu: kamarãu
  • ⇒ English: Cameroon (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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