leão

See also: Leão and Leaõ

Portuguese

leão (Panthera leo)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leon (“lion”), from Latin leōnem, accusative singular of leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with Galician león, Spanish león, Catalan lleó, Occitan leon, French lion, Italian leone and Romanian leu.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈljɐ̃w̃/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /le.ˈɐ̃w̃/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɛ.ˈɐ̃w̃/, /ˈljɐ̃w̃/
Homophone: Leão
Hyphenation: le‧ão
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

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

lion (mammal)
(heraldry) lion

Derived terms

Related terms

juba
leônculo
leoneira
leónico
leonino
leopardo
leúnculo
Serra Leoa

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: lion
Papiamentu: leon

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