esfregão

See also: esfregao

Portuguese

Etymology

From esfregar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fɾeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [is.fɾeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.fɾeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [es.fɾeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fɾeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.fɾeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.fɾeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.fɾeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fɾeˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [es.fɾeˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.fɾɨˈɣɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: es‧fre‧gão

Noun

esfregão m (plural esfregões)

  1. scourer (cloth, sponge or other material used for scrubbing)
  2. (Brazil) mop (utensil made of strips of cloth attached to the end of a handle, used, after moistening, to scrub or wash the floor)
    Synonym: (Portugal) esfregona

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