camaleón
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcamaleón m (plural camaleones)
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcamaleón m (plural camaleóns)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcamaleón m (plural camaleones)
- chameleon (reptile of the family Chamaeleonidae)
- Los camaleones comen grillos.
- Chameleons eat crickets.
- chameleon (a person with inconsistent behavior)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “camaleón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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