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galão

Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/

galão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of galo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tira de tecido bordada com fios e usada como ornamentação de roupas, estofamentos, etc”.

What does galão mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegallon (a unit of volume used for liquids)

  2. 2

    Brazilmasculineany large liquid container

  3. 3

    Portugalmasculinehot drink made of espresso and foamed milk

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegalloon

noun

  1. 1

    masculineaugmentative of galo

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. tira de tecido bordada com fios e usada como ornamentação de roupas, estofamentos, etc 2. tira dourada ou distintivo que representa a patente militar em alguns uniformes

noun: 1. movimento do equídeo que arqueia o corpo e salta 2. pulo, salto 3. medida da passada do cavalo de corridas a galope

noun: 1. medida volumétrica utilizada principalmente nos países de cultura anglo-saxônica 2. café com leite servido em copo

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 galão

  • galões plural
  • gallão alternative obsolete

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

How do you pronounce galão?

  • Brazil /ɡaˈlɐ̃w̃/
  • Brazil [ɡaˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • Portugal /ɡɐˈlɐ̃w̃/

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

English words that translate to galão

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

How common is galão in Portuguese?

galão appears 1.4 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).