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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: da‧mão
Etymology 1
From French daman, from Arabic دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل (damān ʔisrāʔīl).
Noun
damão m (plural damões)
- hyrax (mammal of the order Hyracoidea)
- Synonyms: hirax, hírax
Usage notes
- The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “damão-macho” for male, and “damão-fêmea” for female.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
damão m (plural damões)
- Augmentative of damo
Further reading
- “damão”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “damão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “damão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “damão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024