centrão
Portuguese, noun/sẽˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
centrão is spelled C-E-N-T-R-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 47,254th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centrão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a group of political parties that do not have a specific ideological orientation; big tent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of centro (“large center”).
What does centrão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of centro (“large center”)
- 2
Brazilmasculinea group of political parties that do not have a specific ideological orientation; big tent
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of centrão
- centrões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centrão?
- Brazil /sẽˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [sẽˈtɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /sẽˈtɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is centrão in Portuguese?
centrão appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).