monção

See also: monçaõ and Monção

Portuguese

monção

Alternative forms

moução (obsolete)
mouçaõ (obsolete)
mouçam (obsolete)
monçaõ (obsolete)
monçam (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈsɐ̃w̃/ [mõˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈsɐ̃w̃/

Audio (Portugal) (file)
Homophone: Monção
Hyphenation: mon‧ção

Noun

monção f (plural monções)

monsoon (tropical rainy season)
(figurative) opportunity, occasion
each of the several fluvial expeditions by 17th century Brazilian explorers

Descendants

→ Catalan: monsó
→ French: mousson

References

“monção” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“monção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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