balão

See also: balaõ

Portuguese
balões

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧lão

Noun

balão m (plural balões)

  1. balloon
  2. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation)
  3. (Brazil) roundabout (road junction)
    Synonym: rotunda
  4. (Portugal, colloquial) breathalyzer
    Synonyms: alcoolímetro, (Portugal) alcoolómetro, (Brazil) alcoolômetro, (Portugal) etilómetro, (Brazil) etilômetro, (Portugal) bafómetro, (Brazil) bafômetro
  5. (comics) speech bubble
  6. (soccer, colloquial) lob

References
  1. “balão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “balão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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