gorgorão

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French gourgouran, from English grogram, from French gros-grain.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: gor‧go‧rão

Noun[edit]

gorgorão m (plural gorgorões)

  1. (uncountable) grosgrain (silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs)
  2. grosgrain (ribbon of grosgrain fabric)