betão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish *bitu. Doublet of betume.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /beˈtɐ̃w̃/ [beˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈtɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: be‧tão

Noun

betão m (plural betões)

(chiefly Portugal) concrete (building material)
Synonym: (Brazil) concreto

Derived terms

betão armado

Related terms

betume

Further reading

“betão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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