ermitão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • eremitão

Etymology

From ermita +‎ -ão. Compare Spanish ermitaño.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eʁ.miˈtɐ̃w̃/ [eɦ.miˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /eɾ.miˈtɐ̃w̃/ [eɾ.miˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /eʁ.miˈtɐ̃w̃/ [eʁ.miˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eɻ.miˈtɐ̃w̃/ [eɻ.miˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: er‧mi‧tão

Noun

ermitão m (plural ermitãos or ermitães or ermitões, feminine ermitã or ermitoa, feminine plural ermitãs or ermitoas)

  1. hermit; eremite (someone who lives alone for religious reasons)
    Synonym: eremita
  2. hermit; recluse (someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship)
    Synonyms: recluso, ermita
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