durão

See also: durao

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From duro +‎ -ão.

Adjective

durão (feminine durona, masculine plural durões, feminine plural duronas)

  1. (colloquial) tough (in character); brave
  2. augmentative of duro

Noun

durão m (plural durões, feminine durona, feminine plural duronas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a tough guy
    Ele dá uma de durão, mas no fundo é muito emotivo e chora com qualquer filme comovente.
    He acts like he's the tough guy, but deep down he's very emotional and cries at any moving film.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdu.ɾɐ̃w̃/ [ˈdu.ɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: du‧rão

Verb

durão

  1. obsolete spelling of duram
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