Polyglot Dictionary

violão

/vjoˈlɐ̃w/

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 violões

Meaning

  1. guitar

    • Toco violão.

      I play the guitar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

guitarra

guitarra specifically means an electric guitar; violão specifically means an acoustic guitar — a real, useful distinction.

Similar in other languages

German

Gitarre

Gitarre is the German word for the same thing — both mean "guitar."

Spanish

guitarra

guitarra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "guitar."

French

guitare

guitare is the French word for the same thing — both mean "guitar."

Practice

1 What does violão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Toco ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches violão?

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