chavão

Portuguese

Etymology

chave +‎ -ão

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: cha‧vão

Noun

chavão m (plural chavões)

1. Augmentative of chave (a large key)
2. (cooking) cake mould
3. (figuratively) standard, model

   Synonym: padrão

4. (figuratively) cliché (overused phrase)

   Synonyms: clichê, lugar-comum