garrafão

Portuguese

Etymology

From garrafa (“bottle”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.haˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.χaˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐ̃w̃/

Noun

garrafão m (plural garrafões)

Augmentative of garrafa
Synonym: garrafona
large jug usually made of plastic or similar materials
demijohn (large bottle with short neck, typically made of glass)
(basketball) key (free-throw lane and the circle surrounding the free-throw line)

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