cifrão

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See also: cifraõ

Portuguese

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cifrão (dollar sign)
cifrão (symbol used for various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries)

Etymology 1

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From cifra (cipher) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ci‧frão

Noun

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cifrão m (plural cifrões)

  1. a symbol similar to $, but with two vertical strokes, used to represent various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries
  2. dollar sign (the symbol $, used to represent the dollar and the peso)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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See cifram.

Verb

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cifrão

  1. (obsolete) Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of cifram, now a common misspelling.