órgão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, organ, instrument, tool), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ór‧gão

Noun

órgão m (plural órgãos)

  1. (music) organ
  2. (anatomy) organ
  3. institution

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:órgão.

Descendants

  • Japanese: オルガン (orugan)
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