florão

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Italian florone.[1] By surface analysis, flor +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /floˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [floˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: flo‧rão

Noun

florão m (plural florões)

  1. crocket (floral decoration)

References

  1. ^ florão”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 20092025