lódão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.dɐ̃w̃/ [ˈlɔ.dɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.dɐ̃w̃/ [ˈlɔ.ðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ló‧dão

Noun

lódão m (plural lódãos)

  1. (botany) hackberry (shrub of the genus Celtis)
  2. (botany) lotus
    Synonyms: lótus, loto, lodo

Further reading

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