What does camarão in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word camarão in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use camarão in Portuguese.

The word camarão in Portuguese means shrimp, shrimp, pot, hook, ring, folding door, shrimp plant, as red as a beetroot, as red as a beet, as red as a lobster, Camarão, camarão, camarão, molho para coquetel de camarão, camarão-pedra, camarão à milanesa, de camarão, de camarão, pescar camarão. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word camarão

shrimp

substantivo masculino (crustáceo comestível)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shrimp

substantivo masculino (prato com crustáceo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pot

substantivo masculino (vaso de uso doméstico) (earthenware)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hook, ring

substantivo masculino (suporte para lustres) (for suspending lamps, lights, etc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

folding door

substantivo masculino (tipo de porta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shrimp plant

substantivo masculino (bot: arbusto das acantáceas) (Botany: Justicia brandegeeana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

as red as a beetroot, as red as a beet

substantivo masculino (quem fica corado facilmente) (person who blushes or reddens easily)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

as red as a lobster

substantivo masculino (alguém muito queimado) (very sunburned person)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Camarão

noun (republic in West Africa) (república africana)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Flights to Cameroon have been delayed because of weather.

camarão

noun (edible sea creature)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The children used a net to catch shrimps.

camarão

noun (UK (edible sea creature: Crangon)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Vamos comprar camarões para o jantar.
We'll buy some shrimps for dinner.

molho para coquetel de camarão

noun (US (ketchup and horseradish) (molho preparado com ketchup e raiz-forte)

Mix ketchup and horseradish to make a great cocktail sauce for shrimp.

camarão-pedra

noun (freshwater crustacean)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp.

camarão à milanesa

noun (prawns fried in breadcrumbs)

For dinner, we had scampi and salad.

de camarão

noun as adjective (relating to larger shrimp)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Large nets protect the shrimp farm from birds and crabs.

de camarão

noun as adjective (UK (relating to smaller shrimp: Crangon)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Lucy spread shrimp paste on a slice of toast.

pescar camarão

intransitive verb (catch shrimp)

Os pescadores estavam pescando camarão.
The fishermen were shrimping.

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