dobrão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From dobro +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /doˈbɾɐ̃w̃/ [doˈbɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /duˈbɾɐ̃w̃/ [duˈβɾɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

dobrão m (plural dobrões)

  1. doubloon (former Spanish gold coin)
  2. a gold coin minted by the Portuguese in the early 18th century
  3. a copper coin formerly used in northeastern Brazil
  4. (music) dobrão (a small piece of hard material (often a coin or pebble) pressed against the string of a berimbau in order to change its pitch and timbre)
    Synonym: moeda
Descendants
  • → English: dobrão / dobrao

Etymology 2

Verb

dobrão

  1. obsolete spelling of dobram
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