sardão
Portuguese, noun/saʁˈdɐ̃w̃/
sardão is spelled S-A-R-D-Ã-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 124,583rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sardão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lagarto da espécie Timon lepidus”.
What does sardão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
- 2
masculineholm oak (Quercus ilex)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lagarto da espécie Timon lepidus 2. azinheira nova 3. raiz; ramo retorto de carrasco
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 sardão
- sardões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sardão?
- Brazil /saʁˈdɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [saɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /saɾˈdɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sardão in Portuguese?
sardão appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).