"balão" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /baˈlɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [baˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /bɐˈlɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal] Forms: balões [plural], ballão [alternative, obsolete], balaõ [alternative, obsolete], ballaõ [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French ballon French ballonbor. Portuguese balão Borrowed from French ballon. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|fr:ballon<ref:<span class="cited-source">“balão”, in <cite>Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa</cite> (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span> !!! <span class="cited-source">“balão”, in <cite>Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa</cite> (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–<span class="None" lang="und">2026</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle French ballon French ballonbor. Portuguese balão [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "ballon", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ballon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "balão", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="balão"> Borrowed from French ballon. Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} balão m (plural balões)
  1. balloon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-AEd62KRD
  2. (chemistry) retort (flask used for distillation) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-9oMSsYKm Categories (other): Chemistry, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 20 27 29 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 13 30 37 3 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 22 29 2 31 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (Brazil) roundabout (road junction) Tags: Brazil, masculine Synonyms: rotatória, rotunda
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-BFWGyn3P Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 20 27 29 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 13 30 37 3 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 22 29 2 31
  4. (Portugal, colloquial) breathalyzer Tags: Portugal, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: alcoolímetro, alcoolômetro /alcoolómetro, bafômetro /bafómetro, balão [Portugal], etilômetro /etilómetro
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-MNFD0sZQ Categories (other): European Portuguese, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 20 27 29 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 13 30 37 3 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 26 33 2 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 2 16 25 32 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 15 24 35 4 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 1 16 27 36 3 16 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 1 16 27 36 3 16 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 1 13 26 42 1 16 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 22 29 2 31
  5. (comics) speech bubble Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-3E6-btIu Categories (other): Comics Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing
  6. (soccer, colloquial) lob Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-balão-pt-noun-fdBLAUX~ Categories (other): Football (soccer), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 20 27 29 5 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 13 30 37 3 15 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 22 29 2 31 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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