latão
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /la.ˈtɐ̃õ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
Etymology 1
From lata (“can”) + -ão (augmentative suffix).
Noun
latão m (plural latões)
- Augmentative of lata
Quotations
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old French laton, from Arabic لَاطُون (lāṭūn, “copper, copper alloy”), from Common Turkic *altun (“gold”). Compare Karakhanid اَلْتُونْ (altūn, “gold”).
Noun
latão m (uncountable)
- brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
Quotations
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Meronyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- latão almirantado
- latão amarelo
- latão vermelho
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