galão

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lão

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gallon,[1][2] from Old French galon, galun (“liquid measure”).

Alternative forms

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  1. gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)
  2. (Brazil) any large liquid container
  3. (Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk
Hyponyms
  • (gallon): galão imperial, galão americano

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French galon (“braid”).[1][2]

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  1. galloon

Etymology 3

From galo (“rooster”) +‎ -ão.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

galão m (plural galões)

  1. Augmentative of galo

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