clã

See also: cla, CLA, clâ, and -cla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

clan

Etymology

Borrowed from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of planta and chanta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈklɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈklɐ̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃
Hyphenation: clã

Noun

clã m (plural clãs)

(anthropology) clan (group having common ancestor)
family; clan; gang (an exclusive social group)

Related terms

planta

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