barrão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• varrão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese varron, from a Vulgar Latin *verrōne(m), from Latin verrēs.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [baˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [baˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [baˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

Noun

barrão m (plural barrões)

1. boar (male pig)

   Synonyms: cachaço, verrasco