rojão

Portuguese

Etymology

From rojar +‎ -ão or rojo +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁoʒˈɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: ro‧jão
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

rojão m (plural rojões)

  1. hard or onerous work
  2. (Brazil) a firework or the sound produced by shooting it
    soltar um rojão
    to shoot a firework
  3. (Brazil, informal, humorous) a loud fart
  4. an agitated lifestyle
  5. (music) a particular way of playing viola by dragging one's fingers
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