festão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French feston, from Italian festone.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fesˈtɐ̃w̃/ [fesˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [feʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

festão m (plural festões)

festoon (ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots)
(architecture) festoon (bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling a festoon)

Derived terms

festonar

Etymology 2

From festa +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɛsˈtɐ̃w̃/ [fɛsˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɛʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [fɛʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

festão m (plural festões)

(Brazil, colloquial) synonym of festona

Further reading

“festão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“festão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025