sultão

See also: Sultaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sultan, from Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šultānā, “strength, authority”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /suwˈtɐ̃w̃/ [suʊ̯ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sulˈtɐ̃w̃/ [suɫˈtɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: sul‧tão

Noun

sultão m (plural sultões, feminine sultana, feminine plural sultanas)

  1. sultan
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