fundão

See also: fundaõ and Fundão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From fundo (“back; bottom”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fũˈdɐ̃w̃/ [fũˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Homophone: Fundão

Noun

fundão m (plural fundões)

  1. augmentative of fundo
  2. (Brazil) the part of a classroom farthest from the teacher, associated with unruly students
Derived terms
  • turma do fundão

Etymology 2

Inflected form of fundar (“to found”).

Verb

fundão

  1. obsolete form of fundam
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