charlatão

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian ciarlatano.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.laˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaɦ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃaɾ.laˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaɾ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.laˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaʁ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaɻ.laˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaɻ.laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃]
  • Hyphenation: char‧la‧tão

Noun

charlatão m (plural charlatões or charlatães, feminine charlatã or charlatona, feminine plural charlatãs or charlatonas)

  1. quack; charlatan (false doctor)
  2. charlatan; imposter
  3. swindler; con man
    Synonyms: estelionatário, malandro, trambiqueiro, picareta

References
  1. “charlatão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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