English

Proper noun

León

1. Region in north-west Spain, now a part of the autonomous region Castilla y León.
2. A city in the region of León.
3. A department of Nicaragua.
4. A city of Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Translations

Anagrams

• enol, leno, lone, noel, noël, Noel, Noël, NOEL, nole, one L

Catalan

Proper noun

León m

1. León

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [le̞ˈo̞n]

Etymology 1

From Latin Legione, ablative of Legio, Legionis < Legio Septima Gemina.

Proper noun

León ?

1. León (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: León)
2. León (a city in Castile and León, Spain)
3. León (a department of Nicaragua)
4. A habitational surname​.

Related terms

• leonés

Etymology 2

From Latin Leone, ablative of Leo, from Ancient Greek λέων ‎(léōn).

Proper noun

León m

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Anagrams

• Noel
• leño
• leñó

Galician

Noun

león m ‎(plural leóns)

1. lion

Spanish

león [1]

león [2]

león [3]

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)

1. lion
2. antlion
3. (heraldry) lion
4. (figuratively) A brave person.
5. (Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) cougar, puma, mountain lion
6. (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

Anagrams

• leño