vagalhão

Portuguese

Um vagalhão

Etymology

From vaga (“wave”) +‎ -alhão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɡaˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [va.ɡaˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ɡɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [vɐ.ɣɐˈʎɐ̃w̃]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈʎɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: va‧ga‧lhão

Noun

vagalhão m (plural vagalhões)

Augmentative of vaga: billow, rogue wave

Further reading

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

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