dragão — meaning in English

English meaning

• draco noun A short-barrelled rifle built on the AK-pattern (Kalashnikov) design.
• dragon noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
• dragoon noun Historically, a mounted soldier who could fight on foot or on horseback.

Senses

dragão is used for these senses in English:

• Draco (constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
• dragoon (by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.

draco — full definition

1. noun A short-barrelled rifle built on the AK-pattern (Kalashnikov) design.
2. name A constellation in the northern sky representing a dragon, winding between the Great and Little Bear.

dragon — full definition

1. noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
2. noun In East Asian mythology, a long, serpentine, generally benevolent creature associated with power and good fortune.
3. noun (Informal) A fierce, intimidating woman.

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