dragón

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See also: dragon, Dragon, and drag on

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, serpent, dragon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /dɾaˈɡoŋ/ [d̪ɾɑˈɣ̞oŋ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /dɾaˈħoŋ/ [d̪ɾɑˈħoŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: dra‧gón

Noun

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dragón m (plural dragóns)

  1. dragon (mythical creature)
    Synonyms: bicha, serpe
    • c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 26:
      Coydaua Jaason de adormẽtar o dragõ cõ palauras et cõ heruas.
      Jason meant to put the dragon to sleep with words and herbs

References

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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la estatua famosa del legendario dragón de Wawel en Cracovia, Polonia
una estatua de un dragón chino en el Palacio de Verano en Pekín

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish dragon, from Latin dracōnem (accusative form), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, serpent, dragon). Doublet of drago, from the Latin nominative dracō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡon/ [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: dra‧gón

Noun

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dragón m (plural dragones, feminine dragona, feminine plural dragonas)

  1. dragon (legendary serpentine creature)
  2. dragoon (horse soldier)
  3. (heraldry) dragon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: dragon
  • Waray-Waray: dragon

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