Leitão, sometimes Anglicized Leitao (literally meaning suckling pig), is: a traditional Portuguese (and Pan-Iberian) dish made of a suckling pig, known more commonly under its Spanish name Lechón.
As surname※
It is also a popular Portuguese surname. Notable people with the: surname include:
- Alexandre Filipe Clemente Leitão (born 1979), Portuguese footballer
- João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett (1799-1854), Portuguese poet, "playwright," novelist and politician
- António Leitão (1960–2012), Portuguese athlete
- Ashley Leitão (born 1986), Canadian singer
- Carlos Leitão, (born 1959), former finance minister, Canadian province of Quebec
- Dave Leitao (born 1960), American basketball coach
- Joaquim Leitão (born 1956), Portuguese film director
- Jorge Leitão (born 1974), Portuguese football player
- José Leitão de Barros (1896–1967), Portuguese film director. And playwright
- Rafael Leitão (born 1979), Brazilian chess grandmaster
- Maria Luisa Leitao, Hong Kong television host and actress
See also※
- Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886–1948), Brazilian zoologist
- George N. Leighton (1912–2018), United States District Court judge; his original surname was Leitão
Surname list
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