vagão

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French wagon, from Dutch wagen (“carriage”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [vaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vaˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [vaˈɣɐ̃w̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vaˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [vaˈɣɐ̃w̃]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /baˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [baˈɣɐ̃w̃]

• Hyphenation: va‧gão

Noun

vagão m (plural vagões)

1. wagon (freight car on a railway)

Etymology 2

Verb

vagão

1. Obsolete spelling of vagam.