tostão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French teston, from Italian testone.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tusˈtɐ̃w̃/ [tusˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /tosˈtɐ̃w̃/ [tosˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tuʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [tuʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /toʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [toʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: tos‧tão

Noun

tostão m (plural tostões)

  1. (historical) an old nickel coin
  2. (informal) an indeterminate amount of money (usually a small amount)
    Ele não tem um tostão. ― He doesn't have any money.

Further reading

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