campeão
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian campione (cf. also French champion)[1], from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Noun
campeão m (plural campeões, feminine campeã, feminine plural campeãs)
- champion
Related terms
- campeonato
- campo
References
- http://www.aulete.com.br/campeao