dente-de-leão
Portuguese, noun/ˌdẽ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃w̃/
dente-de-leão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “flor silvestre de cor amarelo-ouro que cresce nos gramados e nos campos; taráxaco”.
What does dente-de-leão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. flor silvestre de cor amarelo-ouro que cresce nos gramados e nos campos; taráxaco
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 dente-de-leão
- dentes-de-leão plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dente-de-leão?
- Brazil /ˌdẽ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˌdẽ.t͡ʃi.d͡ʒi.leˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˌdẽ.tɨ.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 dente-de-leão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.