leitão

Portuguese

Etymology

Leite (“milk”) +‎ -ão.

Compare Galician leitón and Spanish lechón.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐj.ˈtɐ̃w̃/, /lej.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lej.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: lei‧tão

Noun

leitão m (plural leitões, feminine leitoa, feminine plural leitoas)

  1. piglet (young pig)

Synonyms

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