tecelão

Portuguese

Etymology

From tecer +‎ -ão, with an interfixed -l-.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /te.seˈlɐ̃w̃/ [te.seˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨ.sɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: te‧ce‧lão

Noun

tecelão m (plural tecelões, feminine tecelã, feminine plural tecelãs)

  1. weaver (one who weaves)
    Synonym: tecedor

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