faisão
/fajˈzɐ̃w̃/masculine
The Portuguese word for pheasant is faisão.
The word faisão refers to a bird of the Phasianidae family, which is often hunted for food.
Meaning: bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
faisão is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/fajˈzɐ̃w̃/
Did you know?
- The word faisão shares a root with the French word 'faisan', reflecting the historical influence of French hunting traditions on the Portuguese nobility.
- If you are looking for the bird in a Portuguese grocery store, you will likely find it in the section for caça, which means 'hunt' or 'game'.
- In some regional dialects, the pronunciation of the nasal vowel in faisão varies significantly between Portugal and Brazil, though the spelling remains identical.
Examples in context
- Isso é um faisão.That's a pheasant.This sentence is useful for identifying a pheasant.Tatoeba #5919568 by Ricardo14, translation #442122 by CK
- É um faisão.It's a pheasant.Tatoeba #1213927 by alexmarcelo, translation #67103 by CM
- Ele estava sentado num rochedo, com um faisão carnudo e primorosamente grelhado sobre o pedregulho à sua frente, enquanto enchia o seu copo de estanho com uma pequena cafeteira que ele tinha tirado das brasas.He was seated on a rock, with a plump and primely broiled pheasant on the boulder before him, while he filled his tin cup from a small coffee-pot which he had lifted from the coals.This sentence is useful for describing a pheasant being cooked as food.Tatoeba #11889153 by Cangarejo, translation #11889151 by Cangarejo
- O faisão é uma espécie de ave com plumas coloridas.The pheasant is a species of bird with colorful feathers.
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Example conversation
Mariana and Felipe are talking about their trip to the countryside.
- MarianaVocê viu aquele faisão no campo?Did you see that pheasant in the field?
- FelipeSim, as cores dele eram lindas.Yes, its colors were beautiful.
- MarianaEu nunca vi um faisão tão grande.I have never seen such a big pheasant.
- FelipeRealmente, era um pássaro impressionante.Indeed, it was an impressive bird.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pheasant” translations and entries faisão, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
