filhotão
Portuguese, noun/fi.ʎɔˈtɐ̃w̃/
filhotão is spelled F-I-L-H-O-T-Ã-O (8 letters). Filhotão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a cub that is as big as an adult, but not yet mature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of filhote.
What does filhotão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of filhote
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculinea cub that is as big as an adult, but not yet mature
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of filhotão
- filhotões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce filhotão?
- Brazil /fi.ʎɔˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [fi.ʎɔˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /fi.ʎɔˈtɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.