escaldão

Portuguese

Etymology

From escaldar (“to scald”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [is.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [is.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kawˈdɐ̃w̃/ [es.kaʊ̯ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kalˈdɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.kaɫˈdɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: es‧cal‧dão

Noun

escaldão m (plural escaldões)

1. sunburn

   Synonym: queimadura solar

   Olha, vais apanhar um escaldão!

   Look, you're going to get a sunburn!

2. scald, burn