león

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Contents 1 Galician 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Spanish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology

From Latin leō.

[edit] Noun

león m. (plural leóns)

1. lion

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /leˈon/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin leo.

[edit] Noun

león m. (plural leones)

1. A lion (Panthera leo).
2. A brave person.
3. An antlion (family Myrmeleontidae).
4. (Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) A cougar/puma/mountain lion/panther (Puma concolor).

[edit] Synonyms

• (antlion) hormiga león
• (cougar) puma, león de montaña, pantera

[edit] Derived terms

• cola de león
• desquijarar leones
• diente de león
• hormiga león
• lago de leones
• león de proa
• león marino
• león miquero
• león pardo
• león real
• leoncillo
• pie de león