marachão

Portuguese

Etymology

From maracha +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾaˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈʃɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈʃɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧chão

Noun

marachão m (plural marachões)

1. dyke

   Synonym: dique

2. sandbank (strip of sand submerged in the sea or in a river, often emerging at low tide)

   Synonym: restinga

Further reading

• “marachão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “marachão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025