What does camião in Portuguese mean?

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

The word camião in Portuguese means truck, caminhão, caminhão, caminhão, caminhonete, jamanta. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word camião

truck

substantivo masculino (arcaico (caminhão) (US)

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

caminhão

noun (UK (heavy vehicle: large truck) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ken arranjou um emprego dirigindo caminhões pelo país.
Ken got a job driving lorries across the country.

caminhão

noun (mainly US (heavy vehicle: lorry) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O caminhão estava carregando mercadorias da fábrica para a loja.
The truck was carrying goods from the factory to the store.

caminhão

noun (truck, lorry) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
A hauler was parked by the side of the highway.

caminhonete

noun (mainly US (vehicle: van) (BRA, veículo: van)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
O comerciante dirigiu sua caminhonete para o mercado.
The grocer drove his truck to market.

jamanta

noun (UK, informal (truck, heavy goods vehicle) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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