amarelão
Portuguese, noun/a.ma.ɾɛˈlɐ̃w̃/
amarelão is spelled A-M-A-R-E-L-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amarelão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chicken; coward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of amarelo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que ancilostomíase”.
What does amarelão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
augmentative of amarelo
- 2
Brazilslangyellow; cowardly (lacking courage)
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of amarelo
- 2
Brazilmasculineslangchicken; coward
noun
- 1
Portugalmasculinegreenfinch
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculineancylostomiasis (hookworm infection)
- 3
Brazilcolloquialmasculinejaundice
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que ancilostomíase
noun: 1. indivíduo que amarela, indivíduo propenso a amarelar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amarelão
- amarelona feminine
- amarelões masculine plural
- amarelonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amarelão?
- Brazil /a.ma.ɾɛˈlɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.ma.ɾɛˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.mɐ.ɾɨˈlɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amarelão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amarelão in Portuguese?
amarelão appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).