boca-de-leão
Portuguese, noun/ˌbo.kɐ.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃w̃/
boca-de-leão is spelled B-O-C-A-D-E-L-E-Ã-O (10 letters). Boca-de-leão is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “snapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome popular da Antirrhinum majus”.
What does boca-de-leão mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome popular da Antirrhinum majus 2. planta ornamental da família das escrofulariáceas 3. boca-de-lobo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boca-de-leão
- bocas-de-leão plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boca-de-leão?
- Brazil /ˌbo.kɐ.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˌbo.kɐ.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˌbo.kɐ.dɨˈljɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boca-de-leão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.