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Portuguese
Etymology
From abelha + -ão.
Pronunciation
Noun
abelhão m (plural abelhões)
- bumblebee (any of the large bees in the genus Bombus)
- Synonym: (Brazil) mamangaba
- drone (male bee)
- Synonym: zangão
- (by extension) any large bee
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