cifrão

See also: cifraõ

Portuguese

cifrão (dollar sign)
cifrão (symbol used for various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries)

Etymology 1

From cifra (“cipher”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈfɾɐ̃w̃/ [siˈfɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ci‧frão

Noun

cifrão m (plural cifrões)

  1. a symbol similar to $, but with two vertical strokes, used to represent various currencies of Portuguese-speaking countries
  2. dollar sign (the symbol $, used to represent the dollar and the peso)
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

cifrão

  1. obsolete spelling of cifram
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