sapão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈpɐ̃w̃/ [saˈpɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈpɐ̃w̃/

Etymology 1

From Malay sapang.

Alternative forms

• sappan, sapan, sapang

Noun

sapão m (plural sapões)

1. sapan (Biancaea sappan, syn. Caesalpinia sappan), a tree of southeast Asia)

Etymology 2

From sapo +‎ -ão.

Noun

sapão m (plural sapões)

1. Augmentative of sapo