espigão

Portuguese

Etymology

From espiga +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [is.piˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [es.piˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [(i)ʃ.piˈɣɐ̃w̃]

Noun

espigão m (plural espigões)

1. Augmentative of espiga (“large spike”)
2. summit, top

   Synonyms: aresta, cumeada

3. hangnail
4. (Brazil) skyscraper (tall building with a large number of floors)

   Synonym: arranha-céus

Further reading

• “espigão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “espigão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024