camaleão
Portuguese
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camaleão
Alternative forms
- chamaleão
Etymology
From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn) from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ma.le.ˈɐ̃õ/, /ˌkɐ.ma.le.ˈɐ̃õ/
Noun
camaleão m (plural camaleões)
- chameleon (reptile)
Related terms
- lagarto