fundão
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
fundaõ (obsolete)
=== Etymology 1 ===
From fundo (“back; bottom”) + -ão.
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Homophone: Fundão
==== Noun ====
fundão m (plural fundões)
augmentative of fundo
(Brazil) the part of a classroom farthest from the teacher, associated with unruly students
===== Derived terms =====
turma do fundão
=== Etymology 2 ===
Inflected form of fundar (“to found”).
==== Verb ====
fundão
obsolete form of fundam
=== Further reading ===
“fundão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“fundão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026