climão

Portuguese

Etymology

From clima +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kliˈmɐ̃w̃/ [kliˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kliˈmɐ̃w̃/

Noun

climão m (plural climões)

1. Augmentative of clima
2. (informal) an awkward or uncomfortable social situation

Derived terms

• torta de climão

 

Further reading

• “climão”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024