pão

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See also: pao, pāo, páo, pǎo, and pào

Portuguese[edit]

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Diversos pães - Different breads

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese pan, from Latin pānem, accusative singular form of pānis. (cf. Catalan pa, French pain, Galician pan, Italian pane, Romanian pâine, Spanish pan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: pão

Noun[edit]

pão m (plural pães)

  1. bread
  2. (figuratively) food, sustenance
  3. (colloquial) an attractive and elegant boy

Descendants[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

  • (attractive boy): It is now considered outdated slang in Brazil, though perfectly understandable.

See also[edit]

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