leitão

See also: Leitao

Portuguese

Etymology

From leite (“milk”) +‎ -ão.

Compare Galician leitón and Spanish lechón.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɐ̃w̃/ [leɪ̯ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐjˈtɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɐ̃w̃/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lejˈtɐ̃w̃/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /leˈtɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: lei‧tão

Noun

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

piglet (young pig)
Synonyms: bácoro, porquinho