podrão
Portuguese, noun/poˈdɾɐ̃w̃/
podrão is spelled P-O-D-R-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Podrão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a cheap snack, often with a variety of unconventional ingredients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of podre.
What does podrão mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatorymasculineslanga cheap snack, often with a variety of unconventional ingredients
Vou pedir um podrão hoje.
- 2
Brazilderogatorymasculineslanga stall or restaurant where such snacks are sold
Vamos comer no podrão da esquina?
adjective
- 1
augmentative of podre
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of podrão
- podrões plural
- podrona feminine
- podronas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce podrão?
- Brazil /poˈdɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [poˈdɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /puˈdɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is podrão in Portuguese?
podrão appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).