vagalhão

Portuguese

Etymology

From vaga (“wave”) +‎ -alhão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /va.ɡaˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [va.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɐ.ɡɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [vɐ.ɣɐˈʎɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: va‧ga‧lhão

Noun

vagalhão m (plural vagalhões)

  1. augmentative of vaga: billow, rogue wave

Further reading

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