camarão

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Portuguese[edit]

camarões

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cammārus (lobster) +‎ -ão, ultimately from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros). Compare Spanish camarón.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧rão

Noun[edit]

camarão m (plural camarões)

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) butterface
    Synonym: Raimunda

Descendants[edit]

  • Nheengatu: kamarãu

Further reading[edit]