zangão

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zangão

/pɾo.nˈũ.sjɐ/ Angola, IPA
/zɐ̃gˈɐ̃w/ (Rio de Janeiro) Brazil, IPA
/zə̃gˈə̃w/ (São Paulo) Brazil, IPA
/zɐ̃ŋgˈɐ̃w (Lisboa) Portugal, IPA
/zãŋgˈə̃w/ (Díli) IPA, Timor Leste

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De origem onomatopaica.

noun

macho da abelha
Brazil gênero Bombus, o mesmo que mamangaba
figuratively aquele que vive à custa dos outros; parasita; agiota

Thesaurus

noun

In English

drone male bee

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MLA

"zangão." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/zang%C3%A3o. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

zangão. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/zang%C3%A3o

Chicago

"zangão." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/zang%C3%A3o.

BibTeX

@misc{zanga_o_2026,
  title = {zangão},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/zang%C3%A3o},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}