colchão

Portuguese

Etymology

From colcha +‎ -ão. Cognate with Spanish colchón.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko(w)ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kolˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [koɫˈʃɐ̃w̃], /kɔlˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɔɫˈʃɐ̃w̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kolˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/ [koɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃], /kɔlˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɔɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Homophone: coxão (Brazil, with w-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: col‧chão

Noun

colchão m (plural colchões)

  1. mattress (a piece of furniture where one sleeps, with a covering of sponge or other flexible material or even springs, and which is generally placed on top of a bed frame)
  2. air mattress
  3. (figuratively) contingency fund, reserve fund (funds set aside to meet possible needs)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Konkani: कुलचांव (kulcāuva)

Further reading

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