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heroe

Pronunciation: /ɛˈɾɔe/

“heroe” is a Galician word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. hero

In Galician

  1. Na mitoloxía grega, personaxe ou ser medio divino por ser fillo dun deus e dunha mortal ou dunha deusa e dun mortal.
  2. Persoa que actúa cun valor e unha coraxe fóra do normal nunha guerra, nunha situación difícil, etc.
  3. Personaxe principal dunha obra literaria ou cinematográfica.

Etymology

From Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demi-god, hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to watch over, protect”).

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