abelhão

Portuguese

Etymology

From abelha +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.beˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [a.beˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɨˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βɨˈʎɐ̃w̃]

Noun

abelhão m (plural abelhões)

1. bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)

   Synonym: (Brazil) mamangaba

2. drone (male bee)

   Synonym: zangão

3. (by extension) any large bee

Further reading

• “abelhão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.