camaleón

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamaleˈon/, [ka.ma.leˈõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧le‧ón

Noun

camaleón m (plural camaleones)

1. chameleon

Galician

Alternative forms

• camaleom, camaleão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamaleˈoŋ/ [kɑ.ma.leˈoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ca‧ma‧le‧ón

Noun

camaleón m (plural camaleóns)

1. chameleon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamaleˈon/ [ka.ma.leˈõn]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧ma‧le‧ón

Noun

camaleón m (plural camaleones)

1. chameleon (reptile of the family Chamaeleonidae)

   Los camaleones comen grillos.

   Chameleons eat crickets.

2. chameleon (a person with inconsistent behavior)

Derived terms

• camaleónico
• planta camaleón

 

Further reading

• “camaleón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014