leão

See also: Leão and Leaõ

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leon (“lion”), from Latin leōnem (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Doublet of leu. Cognate with Galician and Spanish león among others.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /liˈɐ̃w̃/ [lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈljɐ̃w̃/, /lɨˈɐ̃w̃/

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

Noun

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

  1. lion (mammal)
    Synonym: (Mozambique) ngonhama
  2. (heraldry) lion

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: lion
  • Macanese: leám
  • Papiamentu: leon
  • → Tetum: leaun

Further reading

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