latão
Portuguese, noun/laˈtɐ̃w̃/
latão is spelled L-A-T-Ã-O (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “brass (alloy of copper and zinc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of lata. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer das várias ligas metálicas feitas principalmente de cobre e zinco; tem cor amarelo pálida”.
What does latão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrass (alloy of copper and zinc)
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of lata
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualquer das várias ligas metálicas feitas principalmente de cobre e zinco; tem cor amarelo pálida 2. um utensílio feito dessa liga
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 latão
- latões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latão?
- Brazil /laˈtɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [laˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lɐˈtɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to latão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is latão in Portuguese?
latão appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).