caução

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cautiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kaʊ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kawˈsɐ̃w̃/

Homophone: calção (Brazil)
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: cau‧ção

Noun

caução f (plural cauções)

(law) bail
guarantee, pledge

Derived terms

caucionar

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