damão

See also: Damaõ and Damão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /daˈmɐ̃w̃/ [daˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐˈmɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: da‧mão

Etymology 1

From French daman, from Arabic دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل (damān ʔisrāʔīl).

Noun

damão m (plural damões)

1. hyrax (mammal of the order Hyracoidea)

   Synonyms: hirax, hírax

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “damão macho” for male, and “damão fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and don't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

Derived terms

• damão-do-cabo
• damão‑de‑bocage

Etymology 2

Noun

damão m (plural damões)

1. Augmentative of damo

Further reading

• “damão”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “damão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “damão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “damão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025