padrão

From Portuguese padrão, from pedra (“stone”) +‎ -ão.

padrão (plural padrões)

1. (historical, Age of Discovery) stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Inherited from Latin patrōnus (“protector, patron”). Doublet of patrão and patrono.

padrão m or f (plural padrões, not comparable)

1. standard

   o português padrão ― standard Portuguese

2. conventionally attractive

padrão m (plural padrões)

1. standard, model

   Synonyms: standard, chavão, modelo

2. pattern

• → Tetum: padraun

From pedrão, from pedra (“stone”) +‎ -ão.

padrão m (plural padrões)

1. (historical, Age of Discovery) padrão (pillar placed by Portuguese explorers)

• “padrão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “padrão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025