gorgorão

Portuguese

Etymology

From French gourgouran, from English grogram, from French gros-grain.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɦ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɾ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoʁ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡoɻ.ɡoˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡuɾ.ɡuˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [ɡuɾ.ɣuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: gor‧go‧rão

Noun

gorgorão m (plural gorgorões)

  1. (uncountable) grosgrain (silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs)
  2. grosgrain (ribbon of grosgrain fabric)
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