padrão

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpadrão (plural padrões)

plural padrões

  1. historicalAge of Discoverystone 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

Origin

  1. Portuguesepadrão
  2. Englishpadrão

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

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padrão. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padr%C3%A3o

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “padrão,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padr%C3%A3o.

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