chavão

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From chave +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ʃaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [t͡ʃɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

Hyphenation: cha‧vão

Noun[edit]

chavão m (plural chavões)

Augmentative of chave (a large key)
(cooking) cake mould
(figuratively) standard, model
Synonym: padrão
(figuratively) cliché (overused phrase)
Synonyms: clichê, lugar-comum

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