tavão

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tabānus.

Noun

tavão m (plural tavãos)

  1. horsefly (any fly of the family Tabanidae)

Descendants

  • Galician: tabán, atabán, tabao, tábao, tabau
  • Portuguese: tavão, tabão, atavão, atabão

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • tabão, atavão, atabão

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tavão, from Latin tabānus. Compare Galician tabán, Spanish tábano, French taon.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈvɐ̃w̃/ [taˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

tavão m (plural tavões or (rare) tavãos)

  1. horsefly (any fly of the family Tabanidae)
    Synonyms: moscardo, (Brazil) mutuca

Derived terms

  • estavanado

References

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