cadeirão

Portuguese

Etymology

From cadeira +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.de(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ka.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.dɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ.ðɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ.ðejˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.dejˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ.ðejˈɾɐ̃w̃]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.deˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐ.ðeˈɾɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: ca‧dei‧rão

Noun

cadeirão m (plural cadeirões)

1. Augmentative of cadeira
2. armchair

   Synonym: poltrona

3. (Portugal, colloquial) a difficult subject (at the university)

   Eletromagnetismo é o cadeirão do curso. Quase ninguém passa à primeira.

   Electromagnetism is the most difficult subject of the course. Hardly anyone passes at the first attempt.