salpicão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish salpicón. By surface analysis, salpicar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.piˈkɐ̃w̃/ [saʊ̯.piˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sal.piˈkɐ̃w̃/ [saɫ.piˈkɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: sal‧pi‧cão

Noun

salpicão m (plural salpicões)

  1. (cooking) pork sausage
    Synonym: salsichão
  2. (Brazil) a kind of salad

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