-zão

Portuguese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish -zón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɐ̃w̃/

Suffix

-zão m (feminine -zona, plural -zões, feminine plural -zonas)

1. Variant of -ão, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone.

   ‎caqui (“persimmon”) + ‎-zão → ‎caquizão (“big persimmon”)

   ‎pá (“shovel”) + ‎-zona → ‎pazona (“big shovel”)

   ‎pão (“bread”) + ‎-zão → ‎pãozão (“big bread”)

Antonyms

• -zinho