galão

Portuguese

um galão de leite (sense 1)
um galão (sense 3)

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lão

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gallon, from Old French galon, galun (“liquid measure”).

Alternative forms

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  2. gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)
    Hyponyms: galão imperial, galão americano
  4. (Brazil) any large liquid container
  6. (Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French galon (“braid”).

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  1. galloon

Etymology 3

From galo (“rooster”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  1. augmentative of galo

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