pitão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈtɐ̃w̃/ [piˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈtɐ̃w̃/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• píton
• pythão (obsolete)

Noun

pitão m (plural pitões)

1. python (any of the large constricting snakes of the genus Python)

Etymology 2

From French piton.

Alternative forms

• pitom

Noun

pitão m (plural pitões)

1. piton (spike, wedge, or peg driven into a rock or ice surface as a support)
2. stud (small metal or plastic object protruding from the sole of e.g. a football boot which provides extra grip)