valentão

Portuguese

Etymology

From valente (“valiant”) +‎ -ão (“augmentative suffix”), from Latin valentem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.lẽˈtɐ̃w̃/ [va.lẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.lẽˈtɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

Adjective

valentão (feminine valentona, masculine plural valentões, feminine plural valentonas)

Augmentative of valente
rowdy (rough and disorderly)
Synonym: brigão

Noun

valentão m (plural valentões, feminine valentona, feminine plural valentonas)

brawler; rowdy person
Synonym: brigão
(Brazil) bully (person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power)

Related terms

valência
valentaço
valente
valentear
valentemente
valentice

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