aço

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aco"

Portuguese

aço

Etymology

Back-formation from aceiro (“steely”), from Old Galician-Portuguese açeyro (14th century), from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.su/

• Homophone: asso
• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: a‧ço

Noun

aço m (plural aços)

1. steel (alloy of iron and carbon)