vacilão

Portuguese

Etymology

From vacilar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.siˈlɐ̃w̃/ [va.siˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.siˈlɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.siˈlɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: va‧ci‧lão

Noun

vacilão m (plural vacilões, feminine vacilona, feminine plural vacilonas)

(Brazil, colloquial) a simpleton (a person who lacks common sense)
(Brazil, colloquial) a screwup (a person who often makes substantial mistakes)
(Brazil, colloquial) a snitch (a person who informs and betrays his group)
(Brazil, colloquial) an imprudent person

Derived terms

vacilão morre cedo

Adjective

vacilão (feminine vacilona, masculine plural vacilões, feminine plural vacilonas)

(Brazil, colloquial, of a person) foolish, lacking in common sense
(Brazil, colloquial, of a person) unreliable
(Brazil, colloquial, of a person) imprudent

Further reading

“vacilão” in iDicionário Aulete.
“vacilão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“vacilão” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“vacilão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Anagrams

avícola

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