dragão
See also: Dragão
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon (“dragon”), from Latin dracōnem, accusative of dragon, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Cognate with Galician dragón, Spanish dragón, Catalan drac, Occitan drac, French dragon, Italian dragone, Romanian drac and English drake.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: dra‧gão
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Noun
dragão m (plural dragões)
- dragon (mythic creature)
- (heraldry) dragon
- (military) dragoon (soldier who uses horses for mobility but fights dismounted)
- (slang) a very ugly woman
Related terms
Categories:
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃w̃
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Heraldic charges
- pt:Military units
- Portuguese slang
- pt:Dragons