Leão

See also: leão and Leaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Leaõ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈljɐ̃w̃/

• Homophone: leão
• Hyphenation: Le‧ão

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Leon, from Latin Legiōnem. Doublet of legião.

Proper noun

Leão ?

1. León (a province and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)
2. León (a city, the provincial capital of León, Spain)

Usage notes

Leão is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• Castela e Leão

Related terms

• leonês

Proper noun

Leão m or f by sense

1. a surname

Etymology 2

From Latin Leō.

Proper noun

Leão m (plural Leões)

1. a male given name from Latin, notably borne by several Roman Catholic popes

   O Leão Tolstoi foi um grande escritor de língua russa. ― Leo Tolstoy was a great Russian language writer.

2. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation)
3. (astrology) Leo (a zodiac sign)

Related terms

• leonino

Etymology 3

From leão (“lion”).

Proper noun

Leão m

1. (Brazil, colloquial) nickname of the Brazilian internal revenue service