dragón

/dɾaˈɡon/ · B1 · noun · m

dragon

dragón — dragon

🐉 Spanish dragón = English dragon + an ón ending, stressed on the last syllable: dra-GÓN

Both come from Latin draco and Greek drakōn, serpent. The second meaning, dragoon, comes from the same word: the first dragoons were mounted soldiers whose firearms were called dragons.

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