-zão

Portuguese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish -zón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɐ̃w̃/

Suffix

-zão m (feminine -zona, plural -zões, feminine plural -zonas)

  1. Variant of -ão, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone.
    ‎caqui (“persimmon”) + ‎-zão → ‎caquizão (“big persimmon”)
    ‎pá (“shovel”) + ‎-zona → ‎pazona (“big shovel”)
    ‎pão (“bread”) + ‎-zão → ‎pãozão (“big bread”)

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