dragão

/dɾaˈɡɐ̃w/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os dragões

Meaning

  1. dragon

    • O dragão cuspiu fogo.

      The dragon breathed fire.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Drache

Drache is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dragon."

Spanish

dragón

dragón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dragon."

French

dragon

dragon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dragon."

Practice

1 What does dragão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ cuspiu fogo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dragão?

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