clã

See also: cla, CLA, clâ, and -cla

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• clan

Etymology

Borrowed from French clan. Doublet of planta.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈklɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈklɐ̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: clã

Noun

clã m (plural clãs)

1. (ethnography) clan (group of closely interrelated families, especially among Gaelic-speaking peoples)
2. (anthropology) clan (intermediate group between family and tribe, whose members consider themselves descendants of the same ancestor, often of a mythical nature and symbolized by a totem)
3. (figuratively) clan, family (family group united by a strong spirit of solidarity)
4. (figuratively) clan, family (group with an exclusivist tendency, united by strong bonds and/or common interests)
5. (figuratively) faction, party

Further reading

• “clã”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “clã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024