cartão

Portuguese

Etymology

From carta +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kahˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kaɾˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kaχˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kaɻˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: car‧tão

Noun

cartão m (plural cartões)

  1. card (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper or plastic)
  2. cardboard (stiff or heavy paper)