estanho

Portuguese

Chemical element
Sn
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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese estanno, from Latin stannum, stagnum, of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [isˈtɐ̃.j̃u], /esˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [esˈtɐ̃.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [isˈtɐ̃.j̃u], /esˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [esˈtɐ̃.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [iʃˈtɐ̃.j̃u], /eʃˈtɐ̃.ɲu/ [eʃˈtɐ̃.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɐ.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtɐ.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: es‧ta‧nho

Noun

estanho m (usually uncountable, plural estanhos)

1. (chemistry) tin (chemical element)

Related terms

• estanhadura
• estanhagem
• estanhar
• estânico
• estanífero
• estanita