See camaleoa on Wiktionary
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"leoa",
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],
[
"leão",
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],
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"camaleão",
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],
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],
"etymology_text": "By analogy with leoa, which is the female equivalent of leão (“lion”); equivalent to camaleão + -a. Popularized by the 1981 song Rapte-me, Camaleoa, by Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso.",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
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}
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"english": "Abduct me, chameleoness / Adapt me to a good bed",
"ref": "1981, “Rapte-me, Camaleoa”, in Outras Palavras, performed by Caetano Veloso, Polygram:",
"text": "Rapte-me, camaleoa / Adapte-me a uma cama boa",
"translation": "Abduct me, chameleoness / Adapt me to a good bed",
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"(nonstandard) female equivalent of camaleão"
],
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"Portuguese nouns",
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