See also: Leão and Leaõ

Portuguese edit

 
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leões (Panthera leo)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /leˈɐ̃w̃/ [leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (Northeast Brazil) /lɛˈɐ̃w̃/ [lɛˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Homophone: Leão
  • Hyphenation: le‧ão
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Noun edit

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

  1. lion (mammal)
  2. (heraldry) lion

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Descendants edit

  • Kabuverdianu: lion
  • Papiamentu: leon