tijolão

Portuguese

Etymology

From tijolo (“brick”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ʒoˈlɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃi.ʒoˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ʒuˈlɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: ti‧jo‧lão

Noun

tijolão m (plural tijolões)

Augmentative of tijolo
(Brazil, humorous) brick phone

Further reading

“tijolão” in Dicionário inFormal.
“tijolão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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