Polyglot Dictionary

papelão

/papeˈlɐ̃w/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os papelões

Meaning

  1. cardboard

    • A caixa é de papelão.

      The box is cardboard.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Pappe

Pappe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cardboard."

Spanish

cartón

cartón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cardboard."

Practice

1 What does papelão mean?

2 Fill the gap: A caixa é de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches papelão?

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