clã

See also: cla, CLA, clâ, and -cla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French clan, from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of planta.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: clã

Noun

clã m (plural clãs)

  1. (ethnography) clan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)
  2. (anthropology) clan (intermediate group between family and tribe, whose members consider themselves descendants of the same ancestor, often of a mythical nature and symbolized by a totem)
  3. (figuratively) clan, family (family group united by a strong spirit of solidarity)
  4. (figuratively) clan, family (group with an exclusivist tendency, united by strong bonds and/or common interests)
  5. (figuratively) faction, party

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