alão

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alão. Generally thought to be a derivative of or related to Latin Alānus (Alan), perhaps via Old Spanish, itself via Gothic. If so, it is a doublet of alano.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧lão

Noun

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alão m (plural alãos or alões or alães)

  1. alaunt (a dog breed)