bastão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese baston, from Late Latin bastum, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “carry”). Doublet of batom.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈtɐ̃w̃/ [basˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃˈtɐ̃w̃/ [baʃˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈtɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: bas‧tão

Noun

bastão m (plural bastões)

stick (cylindrical form of material)
walking stick
wand
Synonyms: vara, varinha
club (weapon)
Synonyms: clava, cacete, porrete

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