avejão
Portuguese, noun/a.veˈʒɐ̃w̃/
avejão is spelled A-V-E-J-Ã-O (6 letters). Avejão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “apparition; ghost (spirit appearing after death)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of ave. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “visão; abantesma”.
What does avejão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineapparition; ghost (spirit appearing after death)
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of ave
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. visão; abantesma 2. pessoa muito encorpada
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 avejão
- avejões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce avejão?
- Brazil /a.veˈʒɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [a.veˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐ.vɨˈʒɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.