león

See also: leon, Leon, leòn, León, and Léon

Galician

Etymology

From Latin leō.

Noun

león m (plural leóns)

lion

Spanish

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Etymology

From Latin leō, leōnis (compare Catalan lleó, French lion, Galician león, Italian leone, Portuguese leão, Romanian leu), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈon/, /leo̯n/
Rhymes: -on

Noun

león m (plural leones, feminine leona, feminine plural leonas)

lion
antlion
(heraldry) lion
(figuratively) A brave person.
(Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) cougar, puma, mountain lion
(soccer) A person connected with Athletic Bilbao, a Spanish football team from the city of Bilbao.

Synonyms

(antlion): hormiga león f
(cougar): león de montaña m, pantera f, puma m

Derived terms

cola de león f
diente de león m
hormiga león f
lago de leones m
leona f
leoncillo m
león de proa m
león marino m
león miquero m
león pardo m
león real m
pie de león m

Descendants

→ Guaraní: leõ
→ Kapampangan: leon
→ Quechua: liyun

Anagrams

leño

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