furão

See also: fùráo

Portuguese

furão (Mustela putorius furo)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese foron, from Late Latin fūrō, fūrōnis (“thief”), from Classical Latin fūr (“thief”), from Proto-Italic *fōr (“thief”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr (“thief”), which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”).

Cognate with Galician furón, Spanish hurón, Catalan fura, Occitan fura, French furet, English ferret and Italian furetto.

Pronunciation

Noun

furão m (plural furões)

  1. ferret
  2. meddler.

Etymology 2

Verb

furão

  1. Obsolete spelling of furam
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