Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Leaõ (obsolete)

Proper noun

Leão m

1. León (a province and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)

Proper noun

Leão f

1. León (a city, the provincial capital of León, Spain)

Derived terms

• Castela e Leão

Related terms

• leonês

Etymology 2

From leão ‎(“lion”).

Proper noun

Leão m

1. nickname of the Brazilian internal revenue service

Etymology 3

From Latin Leo.

Proper noun

Leão m

1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several Roman Catholic popes
2. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation)
3. (astrology) Leo (a zodiac sign)

Portuguese

leão (Panthera leo)

Noun

leão m (plural leões, feminine leoa, feminine plural leoas)

1. lion (mammal)
2. (heraldry) lion

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