biberão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French biberon (“baby bottle”),[1][2] ultimately from Latin bibere (“to drink”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bi.beˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [bi.beˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bi.bɨˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [bi.βɨˈɾɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: bi‧be‧rão

Noun

biberão m (plural biberões)

  1. (Portugal) baby bottle (babies’ milk container)
    Synonym: (Brazil) mamadeira
    A mãe encheu o biberão com leite.
    The mother filled the baby bottle with milk.

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