Polyglot Dictionary

formão

/foɾˈmɐ̃w/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
formões

Meaning

  1. chisel

    • Talhou com o formão.

      He carved with the chisel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cinzel

cinzel is more for stone or metal carving, a sculptor's chisel; formão is more for woodworking, a wood chisel.

Similar in other languages

German

Meißel

Meißel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chisel."

German

Stemmeisen

Stemmeisen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chisel."

Spanish

cincel

cincel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chisel."

Practice

1 What does formão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Talhou com o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches formão?

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