pregão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praecō (“herald, crier”). Compare Spanish pregón.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pre‧gão

Noun

pregão m (plural pregões)

  1. proclamation
  2. cry
    • (Can we date this quote?), Fernando Pessoa, “Do meio da rua”, in Poesias Inéditas 1919-1930:
      Do meio da rua / (Que é, aliás, o infinito) / Um pregão flutua, / Música num grito...
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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