damão

See also: Damaõ and Damão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈmɐ̃w̃/ [daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: da‧mão

Etymology 1

From French daman, from Arabic دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل (damān ʔisrāʔīl).

Noun

damão m (plural damões)

  1. hyrax (mammal of the order Hyracoidea)
    Synonyms: hirax, hírax
Usage notes

The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “damão-macho” for male, and “damão-fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

Derived terms
  • damão-do-cabo
  • damão‑de‑bocage

Etymology 2

Noun

damão m (plural damões)

  1. augmentative of damo

Further reading

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