"dragão" meaning in Portuguese

See dragão in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /dɾɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal], [dɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃] [Portugal] Forms: dragões [plural], dragoa [feminine], dragoas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, from Latin dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Galician and Spanish dragón; also English drake. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|dragon}} Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, {{inh|pt|la|draco|dracōnem}} Latin dracōnem, {{der|pt|grc|δράκων}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn), {{cog|gl,es|dragón}} Galician and Spanish dragón, {{cog|en|drake}} English drake Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=dragoa}} dragão m (plural dragões, feminine dragoa, feminine plural dragoas)
  1. dragon (mythic creature) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dragão-pt-noun-GPv0OXhR

Noun

IPA: /dɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [Brazil], [dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃] [Brazil], /dɾɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [Portugal], [dɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃] [Portugal] Forms: dragões [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, from Latin dracōnem, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Galician and Spanish dragón; also English drake. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|dragon}} Old Galician-Portuguese dragon, {{inh|pt|la|draco|dracōnem}} Latin dracōnem, {{der|pt|grc|δράκων}} Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn), {{cog|gl,es|dragón}} Galician and Spanish dragón, {{cog|en|drake}} English drake Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} dragão m (plural dragões)
  1. (heraldry) dragon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dragão-pt-noun-qcQ76UjF Categories (other): Heraldic charges, Dragons Disambiguation of Dragons: 15 47 7 11 20 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (military) dragoon (soldier who uses horses for mobility but fights dismounted) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dragão-pt-noun-3sSYWZCz Categories (other): Military units Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (Brazil, derogatory, colloquial) a very ugly woman Tags: Brazil, colloquial, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-dragão-pt-noun-LTQzk4mM Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  4. (Portugal, soccer, informal) a fan of the Futebol Clube do Porto Tags: Portugal, informal, masculine Synonyms: portista
    Sense id: en-dragão-pt-noun-1HHcNq8B Categories (other): European Portuguese, Football (soccer), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Fans (people) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 12 5 35 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 23 4 28 43 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 9 19 52 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 6 18 20 15 41 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barco-dragão, dragão-barbudo, dragão-de-comodo, dragão-marinho, dragão-marinho-folhado, dragãozinho, dragonete Related terms: draco, dracónico, drago, dragona

Inflected forms

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        "(Portugal, soccer, informal) a fan of the Futebol Clube do Porto"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "portista"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɾɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃w̃"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:dragão"
  ],
  "word": "dragão"
}

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