colchão

Portuguese

colchão

Etymology

From colcha +‎ -ão. Cognate with Spanish colchón.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko(w)ˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ko(ʊ̯)ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [koɫˈʃɐ̃w̃], /kɔlˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɔɫˈʃɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [koɫˈʃɐ̃w̃], /kɔlˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɔɫˈʃɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/ [koɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃], /kɔlˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/ [kɔɫˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: col‧chão
• Homophone: coxão (Brazil, with w-dropping)

Noun

colchão m (plural colchões)

1. mattress

Derived terms

• colchoaria