órgão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɦ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔʁ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɻ.ɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.ɡɐ̃w̃/ [ˈɔɾ.ɣɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: ór‧gão

Noun

órgão m (plural órgãos)

1. (music) organ
2. (anatomy) organ
3. institution

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:órgão.

Descendants

• → Japanese: オルガン (orugan)