temporão
Portuguese, adjective/tẽ.poˈɾɐ̃w̃/
temporão is spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,064th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temporão is a Portuguese adjective meaning “occurring before the expected time; early” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que vem antes do seu tempo, precoce”.
What does temporão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
occurring before the expected time; early
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que vem antes do seu tempo, precoce 2. o que vem depois de algum tempo 3. fora de época
noun: 1. filho que veio depois de algum tempo após o nascimento de outros
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 temporão
- temporã feminine
- temporãos masculine plural
- temporãs feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temporão?
- Brazil /tẽ.poˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [tẽ.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /tẽ.puˈɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is temporão in Portuguese?
temporão appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).