sardão

Portuguese

sardão (Timon lepidus)

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْذُون‎ (ḥarḏūn).

Compare Galician xardón (“holly”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐɾ.ˈðɐ̃w̃/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /saʁ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: sar‧dão

Noun

sardão m (plural sardões)

ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
holm oak (Quercus ilex)

Synonyms

(holm oak): azinheira

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