porão

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈrɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prão, a semi-learned term taken as an early borrowing of Latin plānus. Doublet of plano and the inherited chão.

Noun

porão m (plural porões)

  1. (nautical, aviation) hold (cargo area of a ship or aircraft)
  2. basement
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