paredão
Portuguese
Etymology
From parede (“wall”) + -ão.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpa.ɾe.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Noun
paredão m (plural paredões)
- Augmentative of parede
- (geology) rock face (vertical expanse of rock)
- (slang) a wall in front of which people are lined up to be punished, especially executed by firing squad