valentão
Portuguese
Etymology
Valente (“valiant”) + -ão (“augmentative suffix”), from Latin valentem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /va.lẽ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
Adjective
valentão m (feminine singular valentona, masculine plural valentões, feminine plural valentonas, comparable)
- Augmentative of valente
- rowdy (rough and disorderly)
Synonyms
- (rowdy): brigão
Noun
valentão m (plural valentões, feminine valentona, feminine plural valentonas)
- brawler; rowdy person
- bully (person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power)
Synonyms
- (brawler): brigão
Related terms
- valência
- valentaço
- valente
- valentear
- valentemente
- valentice