caminhão

Portuguese
caminhão

Etymology 1

From French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.miˈɲɐ̃w̃/

Noun

caminhão m (plural caminhões)

  1. (Brazil) truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
    Synonym: camião (Portugal)
  2. truckload (a truck’s cargo)
  3. (informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)
Usage notes

The term caminhão includes tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.

Derived terms
  • caminhãozinho (diminutive)
  • caminhãozão (augmentative)
  • caminhão-pipa
  • caminhãozada
  • caminhoneiro

Etymology 2

Verb

caminhão

  1. Obsolete spelling of caminham

References
  1. “caminhão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.
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