caminhão
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caminhão m (plural caminhões) (Brazilian spelling)
- truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
- Synonym: (Portugal) camião
- truckload (a truck’s cargo)
- (informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)
Usage notes[edit]
- The terms camião/caminhão include tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.
- caminhão is also in current use in Macau despite officially adopting European Portuguese spelling.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
caminhão
References[edit]
- ^ “caminhão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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