eletrão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

elétron (Brazil)
electrão (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English electron, from Latin ēlectrum (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.leˈtɾɐ̃w̃/ [e.leˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɛˈtɾɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: e‧le‧trão

Noun

eletrão m (plural eletrões)

European Portuguese standard form of elétron.

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