garanhão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish garañón.[1][2] Further origin uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wranjo (“stud horse”).[3]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

garanhão m (plural garanhões)

  1. stallion (adult male horse that is uncastrated)
    Synonym: pai-d'égua
  2. (figurative) stud (sexually active man)

References

  1. ^ “garanhão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “garanhão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  3. ^ “garanhão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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