latão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈtɐ̃w̃/ [laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: la‧tão

Etymology 1

From lata (“can”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Noun

latão m (plural latões)

  1. augmentative of lata
    Synonym: latona
Quotations

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Etymology 2

From Old French laton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), from Proto-Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). Compare Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).

Noun

latão m (uncountable)

  1. brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
Quotations

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Meronyms
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Derived terms
  • latão almirantado
  • latão amarelo
  • latão vermelho
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