bastião

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian bastione.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.t͡ʃiˈɐ̃w̃/ [bas.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /basˈt͡ʃjɐ̃w̃/ [basˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃ.t͡ʃiˈɐ̃w̃/ [baʃ.t͡ʃɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /baʃˈt͡ʃjɐ̃w̃/ [baʃˈt͡ʃjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈtjɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: bas‧ti‧ão

Noun

bastião m (plural bastiões)

bastion, bulwark
an old silver coin

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