caminhão

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Portuguese

caminhão

Etymology 1

From French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

caminhão m (plural caminhões)

  1. (Brazil) truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
    Synonym: (Portugal) camião
  2. truckload (a truck’s cargo)
  3. (informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)
Usage notes

The term caminhão includes tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

caminhão

  1. Obsolete spelling of caminham.

References

  1. ^ “caminhão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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