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padrão
padrão
English
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A padrão planted by Diogo Cão in Angola.
Noun
padrão (plural padrões)
- (historical, Age of Discovery) 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
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin patrōnus (“protector, patron”). Cognate of patrão.
Adjective
padrão (plural padrões, not comparable)
- standard
- o português padrão ― standard Portuguese
Noun
padrão m (plural padrões)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- padronizar
- por padrão
Etymology 2
From pedrão, from pedra (“stone”) + -ão.
Noun
padrão m (plural padrões)
- (historical, Age of Discovery) padrão (pillar placed by Portuguese explorers)