sazão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sazon, ssazon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈzɐ̃w̃/ [saˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: sa‧zão

Noun

sazão f (plural sazões)

1. season (quarter of a year)

   Synonym: estação

2. a period of time favourable for a given activity

Derived terms

• sazonal

 

See also

Seasons in Portuguese · estações, sazões (layout · text) · category
primavera (“spring”)	verão (“summer”)	outono (“autumn”)	inverno (“winter”)

• temporada

Further reading

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