timão

See also: τιμάω

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • temão

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃiˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Late Latin tīmōnem, alteration of Classical Latin tēmōnem.

Noun

timão m (plural timões)

  1. shaft (for hitching, coupling, yoking, harnessing), plough-beam, draft-pole, tongue (of a cart)
    Synonym: apo
  2. (nautical) helm
  3. (nautical) rudder
    Synonym: leme
  4. (figurative) helm

Etymology 2

From time (“team”) +‎ -ão.

Noun

timão m (plural timões)

  1. (Brazil) augmentative of time
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