A vowel with nasal resonance.
Example
In pão (bread), the tilde marks nasalisation. Compare it with pau (stick) in recordings, and listen to more than one speaker.
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Jibber Jabber. "Nasal vowel." Comprehensible Input Portuguese, updated 2026-11-09. https://comprehensibleinputportuguese.com/glossary/nasal-vowel/