Polyglot Dictionary

caminhão

/kamiˈɲɐ̃w/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os caminhões

Meaning

  1. lorry

    • O caminhão parou.

      The lorry stopped.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

carreta

caminhão is the general word for "lorry" or truck; carreta specifically means a large trailer truck, an articulated lorry.

Similar in other languages

German

Lastwagen

Lastwagen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lorry."

Practice

1 What does caminhão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ parou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caminhão?

noun

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