Etymology

padrão

Today it means: 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 Full definition →

Portuguese padrão
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  1. Portuguese · derived frompadrão
  2. English todaypadrão

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

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