hóplon

See also: hoplon

Portuguese

Hóplon.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “the shield; originally: tool”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.plõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.plɔn/

Noun

hóplon m (plural hóplons)

1. hoplon (shield)

Related terms

• hoplita