dragón

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See also: dragon, Dragon, and drag on

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, from Latin dracō, dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /dɾaˈɡoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /dɾaˈħoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: dra‧gón

Noun

dragón m (plural dragóns)

  1. dragon (mythical creature)
    Synonyms: bicha, serpe
    • c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 26:
      Coydaua Jaason de adormẽtar o dragõ cõ palauras et cõ heruas.
      Jason meant to put the dragon to sleep with words and herbs

References

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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la estatua famosa del legendario dragón de Wawel en Cracovia, Polonia
una estatua de un dragón chino en el Palacio de Verano en Pekín

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dragon, from Latin dracōnem (accusative form), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “serpent, dragon”). Doublet of drago, from the Latin nominative dracō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɾaˈɡon/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: dra‧gón

Noun

dragón m (plural dragones, feminine dragona, feminine plural dragonas)

  1. dragon (legendary serpentine creature)
  2. dragoon (horse soldier)
  3. (heraldry) dragon

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: dragon
  • → Waray-Waray: dragon

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