sabão

Portuguese

sabão

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sabon, sabõ, from Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (to pour out, drip, trickle, strain).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.ˈbɐ̃w̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ.ˈβɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧bão

Noun

sabão m (plural sabões)

  1. soap
  • saponáceo
  • saponário
  • saponificação

Descendants

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