caminhão

Portuguese

caminhão

Alternative forms

camião (European)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French camion, influenced by caminho.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.mĩˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ka.mĩˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.miˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ka.miˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧ão

Noun

caminhão m (plural caminhões) (Brazilian spelling)

(Brazil) truck; lorry (vehicle designed to carry or haul heavy cargo)
Synonym: (Portugal) camião
(Brazil) truckload (a truck’s cargo)
(Brazil, informal) truckload; boatload (a great quantity of something)

Usage notes

The term caminhão includes tractor-trailers, but unlike truck, it does not encompass pick-up trucks, nor vans.

Derived terms

caminhãozinho (diminutive)
caminhãozão (augmentative)
caminhão-pipa
caminhãozada
caminhoneiro

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmĩ.ɲɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈmĩ.j̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈmi.ɲɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈmi.ɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈmi.ɲɐ̃w̃/

Verb

caminhão

Obsolete spelling of caminham

References

“caminhão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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