caminhão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.mĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ka.mĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.miˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ka.miˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

    • (Maranhão) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.mĩˈɐ̃w̃/
    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
    • Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧nhão

    Noun

    caminhão m (plural caminhões) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

    1. truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
      Synonym: (Portugal) camião
    2. truckload (a truck’s cargo)
    3. (informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)
    Usage notes
    • The terms camião/caminhão include tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.
    • caminhão is also in current use in Macau despite officially adopting European Portuguese spelling.
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Hunsrik: Kamiong

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    caminhão

    1. obsolete spelling of caminham

    References

    1. ^ “caminhão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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