camaleón
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Noun
camaleón m (plural camaleones)
- chameleon
Galician
Etymology
From Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Noun
camaleón m (plural camaleóns)
- chameleon
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamaleˈon/ [ka.ma.leˈõn]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ca‧ma‧le‧ón
Noun
camaleón m (plural camaleones)
- chameleon (reptile of the family Chamaeleonidae)
- Los camaleones comen grillos.
- Chameleons eat crickets.
- chameleon (a person with inconsistent behavior)
Derived terms
- camaleónico
Further reading
- “camaleón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014