galão
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈlɐ̃õ/
- Hyphenation: ga‧lão
Etymology 1
From English gallon, from Anglo-Norman galon, galun, ultimately from Medieval Latin galleta.
Alternative forms
- gallão (obsolete)
Noun
galão m (plural galões)
- gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)
- (Brazil) any large liquid container
- (Portugal) hot drink made of espresso and foamed milk
Hyponyms
- (gallon): galão imperial, galão americano
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French galon (“braid”).
Noun
galão m (plural galões)
- galloon
Etymology 3
galo (“rooster”) + -ão
Noun
galão m (plural galões)
- Augmentative of galo