heroe
Pronunciation: /ɛˈɾɔe/
“heroe” is a Galician word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In Galician
- Na mitoloxía grega, personaxe ou ser medio divino por ser fillo dun deus e dunha mortal ou dunha deusa e dun mortal.
- Persoa que actúa cun valor e unha coraxe fóra do normal nunha guerra, nunha situación difícil, etc.
- 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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