mação

See also: macao, Macao, and Mação

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɐ̃w̃/ [maˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Homophone: Mação
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: ma‧ção

Etymology 1

From maço +‎ -ão.

Noun

mação m (plural mações)

Augmentative of maço

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French maçon (“stonemason; Freemason”).

Alternative forms

maçon

Noun

mação m (plural mações)

Freemason (member of the Free and Accepted Masons organisation)

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