monção

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See also: monçaõ and Monção

Portuguese[edit]

monção

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mõˈsɐ̃w̃/ [mõˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõˈsɐ̃w̃/

Audio (Portugal) (file)
Homophone: Monção
Hyphenation: mon‧ção

Noun[edit]

monção f (plural monções)

monsoon (tropical rainy season)
(figurative) opportunity, occasion
each of the several fluvial expeditions by 17th century Brazilian explorers

Descendants[edit]

→ Catalan: monsó
→ French: mousson

References[edit]

^ “monção” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “monção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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