esclavão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eslavão

Etymology

Borrowed from French esclavon. Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and tchau / chau.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [is.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [es.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [is.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [es.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.klaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [es.klaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐˈvɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.klɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.klɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: es‧cla‧vão

Noun

esclavão m (plural esclavões)

1. (rare) synonym of eslavônio

Further reading

• “esclavão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “esclavão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026