dragão
See also: Dragão
Portuguese
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, from Latin dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Galician and Spanish dragón; also English drake.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: dra‧gão
Noun
[edit]dragão m (plural dragões, feminine dragoa, feminine plural dragoas)
- dragon (mythic creature)
Noun
[edit]dragão m (plural dragões)
- (heraldry) dragon
- (military) dragoon (soldier who uses horses for mobility but fights dismounted)
- (Brazil, derogatory, colloquial) a very ugly woman
- (Portugal, soccer, informal) a fan of the Futebol Clube do Porto
- Synonym: portista
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:dragão.
Derived terms
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃w̃
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃w̃/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Heraldic charges
- pt:Military units
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Portuguese derogatory terms
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- European Portuguese
- pt:Football (soccer)
- Portuguese informal terms
- pt:Dragons
- pt:Fans (people)