quinhão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese quinnon, from Latin quiniōnem (“a group of five”). Cognate with Galician quiñón.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [kĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kiˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [kiˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈɲɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: qui‧nhão

Noun

quinhão m (plural quinhões)

share, portion, part

Descendants

Indo-Portuguese: quião

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