leirão
Portuguese, noun/le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
leirão is spelled L-E-I-R-Ã-O (6 letters). Leirão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dormouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of leira; a big furrow. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “leira grande”.
What does leirão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedormouse
- 2
Portugalmasculinea big mouse or rat
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of leira; a big furrow
- 2
masculinea strip of cultivated land
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. leira grande 2. terreno cultivado estreito e longo
noun: 1. roedor, rato da espécie Eliomys quercinus, reconhecido pelo seu antefaze 2. rato grande, ratazana
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 leirão
- leirões plural
- larião alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leirão?
- Brazil /le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [le(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /lɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.