Leão

See also: leão and Leaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: leão
  • Hyphenation: Le‧ão

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Leon, from Latin Legiōnem. Doublet of legião.

Proper noun

Leão ?

  1. León (a province and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)
  2. León (a city, the provincial capital of León, Spain)
Usage notes

Leão is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Leão m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

From Latin Leō.

Proper noun

Leão m (plural Leões)

  1. a male given name from Latin, notably borne by several Roman Catholic popes
    O Leão Tolstoi foi um grande escritor de língua russa. ― Leo Tolstoy was a great Russian language writer.
  2. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation)
  3. (astrology) Leo (a zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Portuguese · zodíaco (layout · text)

Áries / Carneiro
Touro
Gémeos / Gêmeos
Câncer / Caranguejo

Leão
Virgem
Balança / Libra
Escorpião

Sagitário
Capricórnio
Aquário / Aquarius
Peixes

Etymology 3

From leão (“lion”).

Proper noun

Leão m

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) nickname of the Brazilian internal revenue service
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