Masculine

galardão

Meaning

  1. (masculine) reward
  2. (masculine) prize

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡa.laʁˈdɐ̃w̃/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese galardon, gualardon, cognate with Spanish galardón; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”) + *launą (“reward”), literally "back-payment". Compare Old French guerdon, Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan.

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