escaldão

Portuguese

Etymology

From escaldar (“to scald”) +‎ -ão.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [is.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kalˈdɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.kaɫˈdɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: es‧cal‧dão

Noun

escaldão m (plural escaldões)

  1. sunburn
    Synonym: queimadura solar
    Olha, vais apanhar um escaldão!
    Look, you're going to get a sunburn!
  2. scald, burn

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