lenocinio

See also: lenocínio

Latin

Noun

lēnōciniō

1. dative/ablative singular of lēnōcinium

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lēnōcinium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lenoˈθinjo/ [le.noˈθi.njo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /lenoˈsinjo/ [le.noˈsi.njo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -injo
• Syllabification: le‧no‧ci‧nio

Noun

lenocinio m (plural lenocinios) (formal)

1. pimping

   Synonym: alcahuetería

2. prostitution

   Synonym: prostitución

Derived terms

• casa de lenocinio

Further reading

• “lenocinio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025