dragona

dragona

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dragonne, derived from dragon (“dragoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /draˈɡo.na/
• Rhymes: -ona
• Hyphenation: dra‧gó‧na

Noun

dragona f (plural dragone)

1. lanyard on a sabre/saber handle
2. (by extension):
   1. wriststrap
   2. umbrella wriststrap
   3. ski pole wriststrap

Related terms

• dragone

Anagrams

• Radogna, dragano

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Portuguese

Noun

dragona f (plural dragonas)

1. epaulet (shoulder decoration)

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Spanish

dragona

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɾaˈɡona/ [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞o.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: dra‧go‧na

Noun

dragona f (plural dragonas)

1. (fantasy, mythology, folklore) (female equivalent of dragón); a dragoness, a female dragon
2. lanyard (a cord with a hook; once used to fire artillery)

Further reading

• “dragón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014