camaleão
Portuguese
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editBorrowed from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn) from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”). Second -a-, and Brazilian pronunciation with a nasal vowel, by folk etymology, interpreting the term as a compound of cama (“bed”) and leão (“lion”).
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Noun
editcamaleão m (plural camaleões)
- chameleon (reptile)
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