Leão
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Leon, from Latin Legiōnem. Doublet of legião.
Proper noun
Leão
- León (a province and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)
- León (a city, the provincial capital of León, Spain)
Usage notes
Leão is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
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Proper noun
Leão m or f by sense
- a surname
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Leão m
- A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several Roman Catholic popes
- (astronomy) Leo (a constellation)
- (astrology) Leo (a zodiac sign)
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| Sagitário | Capricórnio | Aquário/Aquarius | Peixes | ||||||||
Etymology 3
From leão (“lion”).
Proper noun
Leão m
- (Brazil, colloquial) nickname of the Brazilian internal revenue service