bordão

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bor‧dão

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin burdōnem (bastard, mule).

Noun

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bordão m (plural bordões)

  1. stick, staff (stick that serves to support those who walk)
  2. (music) thick string that, on some musical instruments, produces low sounds
    1. (music) sound emitted by this string
  3. (music) double string stretched over the bottom skin of some drums
  4. (music) bass tessitura recording of the organ pedalboard
  5. part of ancient horse armor designed to protect the animal's chest or hips
  6. (equestrianism) stirrup (piece on which the rider rests his foot when riding)
  7. (figuratively) anything that which serves as protection, support, help
  8. (figuratively) word or expression that a person constantly repeats when speaking or writing; a catchphrase

Etymology 2

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Noun

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bordão m (plural bordões)

  1. (Angola, botany) tables, armchairs, noars, structure or covering of houses (fibrous and resistant leg of the bordão palm tree, with various applications in community life)