leão

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See also: Leão and Leaõ

Portuguese[edit]

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leões (Panthera leo)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese leon (“lion”), from Latin leōnem (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with Galician and Spanish león, Catalan lleó, Occitan leon, French lion, Italian leone, and Romanian leu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (Northeast Brazil) /lɛˈɐ̃w̃/ [lɛˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Homophone: Leão
  • Hyphenation: le‧ão
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)

Noun[edit]

leão m (plural leões, feminine leoa, feminine plural leoas)

  1. lion (mammal)
  2. (heraldry) lion

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Descendants[edit]

  • Kabuverdianu: lion
  • Papiamentu: leon
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