puxão

/puˈʃɐ̃w/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os puxões

Meaning

  1. tug

    • Levei um puxão.

      I got a tug.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rebocador

Close — "tugboat" is literally named for "tugging"; puxão is a tug/pull.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tirón

tirón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tug."

Practice

1 What does puxão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Levei um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches puxão?

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