Masculine
leirón
Meaning
- (masculine) dormouse
- (masculine) water vole
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lejˈɾoŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from a Vulgar Latin *glirionem or *glērionem, probably from Latin glīs, glīris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁éys (“weasel, mouse”). Compare the related forms lirio, liranco, leiranco. Compare Spanish lirón, Catalan liró, French liron.
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