carão

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cara (“face”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: ca‧rão

Noun[edit]

carão m (plural carões)

reproof, censure, severe reprimand
passar um carão ― to reprehend
airs (snobbish attitude)
frown, scowl
core (of an apple etc.)

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