English Explanatory Dictionary

padrão

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

padrão padrões

Etymology

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

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