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padrão

padrão noun: stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers.

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Noun

padrão (plural padrões)

  1. (historical, Age of Discovery) stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers

Forms of padrão

pluralpadrões

Origin of padrão

From Portuguese padrão, from pedra (“stone”) + -ão.

Questions about padrão

What does padrão mean?
Padrão means stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers.
What part of speech is padrão?
Padrão is a noun.
What is the plural of padrão?
The plural of padrão is padrões.

Words near padrão in the dictionary

  1. padrone
  2. padrones
  3. padroni
  4. Padrons
  5. Padros
  6. padrão
  7. padrões
  8. pads
  9. pads down
  10. pads out
  11. pads the hoof

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