sardão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn).[1][2] Compare Galician xardón.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [saɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /saɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [saɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /saʁˈdɐ̃w̃/ [saʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /saɻˈdɐ̃w̃/ [saɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐɾˈdɐ̃w̃/ [sɐɾˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: sar‧dão

Noun

sardão m (plural sardões)

  1. ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
  2. holm oak (Quercus ilex)
    Synonym: azinheira

References

  1. ^ As árvores na toponímia portuguesa by João Pinho
  2. ^ “sardão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

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