What does pulmão in Portuguese mean?

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

The word pulmão in Portuguese means lung, pulmão, pneumoconiose, aerose, pulmão de aço, câncer de pulmão, especialista de pulmão. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word pulmão

lung

pulmão

noun (organ)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Richard took a deep breath, filling his lungs with air.

pneumoconiose, aerose

noun (colloquial (respiratory illness) (doença causada por pó mineral)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os mineradores de carvão desenvolveram pneumoconiose por aspirar pó de carvão.
Coal miners may develop black lung disease from breathing in coal dust.

pulmão de aço

noun (metal breathing apparatus) (respiração, aparelho de metal)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Thousands of polio victims were saved by the invention of the iron lung.

câncer de pulmão

noun (malignant disease affecting the lungs) (doença maligna de pulmão)

You don't have to be a smoker to get lung cancer.

especialista de pulmão

noun (doctor specializing in lung conditions)

His doctor sent him to a lung specialist for a thorough examination.

Let's learn Portuguese

So now that you know more about the meaning of pulmão in Portuguese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Portuguese.

Do you know about Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Roman language native to the Iberian peninsula of Europe. It is the only official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Portuguese has between 215 and 220 million native speakers and 50 million second language speakers, for a total of about 270 million. Portuguese is often listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world, third in Europe. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. According to UNESCO statistics, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest growing European languages after English.