mamão

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈmɐ̃w̃/ [maˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: ma‧mão

Etymology 1[edit]

From mamar +‎ ão.

Adjective[edit]

mamão (feminine mamona, masculine plural mamões, feminine plural mamonas)

which breastfeeds a lot and often

Noun[edit]

mamão m (plural mamões)

(botany) sprout that steals the juice from the plant
(zoology) animal that still sucks
(zoology) yearling calf or donkey

Etymology 2[edit]

From mama +‎ -ão.

Noun[edit]

mamão m (plural mamões)

(botany) Carica papaya
1. papaya

Descendants[edit]

→ Hunsrik: Mammong

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