papelão

Portuguese

Etymology

From papel + -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.pɛˈlɐ̃w̃/ [pa.pɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lão

Noun

papelão m (plural papelões)

  1. cardboard
  2. paper bank (a container where paper and cardboards are placed for recycling)
  3. (figurative) gaffe, blunder (embarrassing mistake)
    Synonym: mico

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Papelong

Further reading

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