leão

See also: Leão and Leaõ

Portuguese

leões (Panthera leo)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leon (“lion”), from Latin leōnem (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with Galician and Spanish león, Catalan lleó, Occitan leon, French lion, Italian leone and Romanian leu.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈljɐ̃w̃/

(Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈljõw̃/
(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɛ.ˈɐ̃w̃/, /ˈljɐ̃w̃/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Homophone: Leão
Hyphenation: le‧ão
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Noun

leão m (plural leões, feminine leoa, feminine plural leoas)

lion (mammal)
(heraldry) lion

Derived terms

Related terms

leônculo
leoneira
leónico
leonino
leopardo
leúnculo
Serra Leoa

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: lion
Papiamentu: leon

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