travão

See also: travaõ

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From trava (“something which restrains or blocks”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾaˈvɐ̃w̃/ [tɾaˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈvɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐˈbɐ̃w̃/ [tɾɐˈβɐ̃w̃]

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: tra‧vão

Noun

travão m (plural travões)

brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
Synonym: freio

Antonym: acelerador

Verb

travão

Obsolete form of travam.

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