quarentão

Portuguese

Etymology

From quarenta +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.ɾẽˈtɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.ɾẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwɐ.ɾẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

Noun

quarentão m (plural quarentões, feminine quarentona, feminine plural quarentonas)

  1. (informal) a man in his 40's