fardão
Portuguese, noun/faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/
fardão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a type of sword, most associated with being part of the regalia of a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of fardo: large bundle.
What does fardão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of fardo: large bundle
- 2
Brazilmasculinea type of sword, most associated with being part of the regalia of a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of fardão
- fardões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fardão?
- Brazil /faʁˈdɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [faɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /faɾˈdɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fardão in Portuguese?
fardão appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).