galpão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish galpón, from Nahuatl calpulli (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡawˈpɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡalˈpɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaɫˈpɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: gal‧pão

Noun

galpão m (plural galpões)

  1. shed (a slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something)

Further reading

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