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leirão

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [le(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

Etymology 1

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From a Vulgar Latin *glirionem, from Latin glīs, glīris. Compare Spanish lirón, French liron.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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leirão m (plural leirões)

  1. dormouse
    Synonym: arganaz
  2. (Portugal, regional) a big mouse or rat

Etymology 2

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From leira +‎ -ão.

Noun

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leirão m (plural leirões)

  1. Augmentative of leira; a big furrow
  2. a strip of cultivated land

References

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