camaleão

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camaleão

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn) from χαμαί (khamaí, on the earth, on the ground) + λέων (léōn, lion). Second -a-, and Brazilian pronunciation with a nasal vowel, by folk etymology, interpreting the term as a compound of cama (bed) and leão (lion).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ma.leˈɐ̃w̃/ , /ˌkɐ̃.mɐ.leˈɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ma.leˈɐ̃w̃/ , /ˌkɐ.ma.leˈɐ̃w̃/

Noun

camaleão m (plural camaleões)

  1. chameleon (reptile)