leone

See also: Leone and Léone

English

Noun

leone (plural leones)

1. A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.

Translations

currency of Sierra Leone

• Krio: lion
• Portuguese: leone (pt) m

Anagrams

• Enloe, Noele, Olene

Italian

Alternative forms

• lione (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈo.ne/

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• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: le‧ó‧ne

Noun

leone m (plural leoni, feminine leonessa, diminutive leoncèllo or leoncìno)

1. lion
2. (astrology) Leo, the Zodiac sign for the lion, covering July 23 - August 22
3. (heraldry) lion

Derived terms

• leoncino
• leonino
• leontiasi

Related terms

• dente di leone

Further reading

• leone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Eleno, Neleo, leneo

Latin

Noun

leōne

1. ablative singular of leō