demão
Portuguese, noun/deˈmɐ̃w̃/
demão is spelled D-E-M-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 114,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “coat (a covering of material, such as paint)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cada camada de tinta ou produto similar aplicada sobre uma superfície adrede preparada para receber pintura”.
What does demão mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoat (a covering of material, such as paint)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cada camada de tinta ou produto similar aplicada sobre uma superfície adrede preparada para receber pintura 2. cada vez que se recomeça algo, como um trabalho, um assunto 3. auxílio, ajuda
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 demão
- demãos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce demão?
- Brazil /deˈmɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [deˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /dɨˈmɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to demão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is demão in Portuguese?
demão appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).