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leitão

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See also: Leitao and Leitão

Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From leite (“milk”) + -ão (augmentative suffix). Cognate with Galician leitón and Spanish lechón.

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    Noun

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    leitão m (plural leitões, feminine leitoa, feminine plural leitoas)

    1. suckling piglet (young pig)
      Synonyms: bácoro, porquinho
    2. (cooking) young pig as food

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