chão

See also: chao, Chao, chāo, cháo, chǎo, chào, and cha0

Old Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃã.o/

Etymology 1

From Latin plānum (level ground).

Noun

chão m (plural chãos)

  1. ground, floor
    • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 236 (facsimile):
      Como hũa moller que perigoóu no mar. ⁊ tragia un fillo pequeno nos braços. ⁊ fezea ſanta maria per címa das aguas andar de pé aſſi como ẏria per un muí bon chão.
      How a woman who sank in the sea. And had a small child in her arms. And Holy Mary brought her over the water to walk as she would in a good floor.
  • prão
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Latin plānus (flat), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat).

Adjective

chão m (feminine chãa, plural chãos)

  1. flat, smooth
Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese chão (ground), inherited from Latin plānum (level ground) < plānus, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat). Compare Spanish llano. See also the borrowed doublet plano and the semi-learned porão.

Pronunciation

Noun

chão m (plural chãos)

  1. ground
  2. floor

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese chão (flat, smooth), from Latin plānus. Doublet of plano, as above.

Adjective

chão (feminine singular chã, masculine plural chãos, feminine plural chãs, comparable)

  1. flat, level, even, smooth

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

chão (𥿣, 𦄹)

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Derived terms

  • dai như chão

Noun

chão (𧊌)

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Derived terms

  • chão chàng
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