rojão

Portuguese

Etymology

From rojar +‎ -ão or rojo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [hoˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [hoˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [χoˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈʒɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: ro‧jão

Noun

rojão m (plural rojões)

1. hard or onerous work
2. (Brazil) a firework or the sound produced by shooting it

   soltar um rojão

   to shoot a firework

3. (Brazil, informal, humorous) a loud fart
4. an agitated lifestyle
5. (music) a particular way of playing viola by dragging one's fingers