chavão

Portuguese

Etymology

chave +‎ -ão

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃa.ˈvɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: cha‧vão

Noun

chavão m (plural chavões)

Augmentative of chave (a large key)
(cooking) cake mould
(figuratively) standard, model
(figuratively) cliché (overused phrase)

Synonyms

(model): padrão
(cliché): clichê, lugar-comum

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