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