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mácron

Portuguese, noun/ˈma.kɾõ/

mácron is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “macron (a short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sinal de barra horizontal que se apõe a uma vogal para indicar que é longa”.

What does mácron mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinemacron (a short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. sinal de barra horizontal que se apõe a uma vogal para indicar que é longa

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 mácron

  • mácrons plural
  • mácrones plural
  • macro alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mácron?

  • Brazil /ˈma.kɾõ/
  • Portugal /ˈma.kɾɔn/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to mácron

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.