camaleón

Meaning

1. (masculine) chameleon (reptile of the family Chamaeleonidae)
2. (masculine) chameleon (a person with inconsistent behavior)

Concepts

chameleon

chamaeleon

reptile

sparrow hawk

cameleon

american kestrel

Synonyms

cernícalo americano

halconcito colorado

Translations

camaleonte

caméléon

kameleon

camaleão

Chamäleon

camaleó

bukalemun

χαμαιλέοντας

حرباء

χαμαιλέων

camaleonti

Chamaeleon

Wurmzüngler

kameleons

Hyphenated as

ca‧ma‧le‧ón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kamaleˈon/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: chamaeleōn

In summary

Borrowed from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”).