bretão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese breton, from Latin Brittōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾeˈtɐ̃w̃/ [bɾeˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɨˈtɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: bre‧tão

Noun

bretão m (plural bretões, feminine bretã, feminine plural bretãs)

1. Breton (person from Brittany)
2. Breton (Celtic language spoken in north-western Brittany)

Adjective

bretão (feminine bretã, masculine plural bretões, feminine plural bretãs, not comparable)

1. Breton (of or relating to Brittany and its people)
2. Breton (of or relating to the Breton language)

Related terms

• Bretanha
• bretonismo
• britão