lesbiana

See also: lesbiană

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lesbiana.

Noun

lesbiana (plural lesbianas)

1. A Latina lesbian.

Etymology 2

From lesbian +‎ -ana.

Noun

lesbiana (uncountable)

1. Things (artifacts, literature, etc.) related to lesbians or lesbianism.
   • 1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

     The "conference vision and goals" discussion included the question of whether the gathering should be a "lesbo expo" ― with crafts and other lesbiana. Instead, the group decided on a "lesbian conference with related events."

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ləz.biˈa.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [lez.biˈa.na]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

lesbiana f (plural lesbianes)

1. lesbian (a gay woman)

Derived terms

• lesbianisme

Adjective

lesbiana

1. feminine singular of lesbià

Further reading

• “lesbiana”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “lesbiana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “lesbiana” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Interlingua

Noun

lesbiana (plural lesbianas)

1. lesbian

Related terms

• lesbian

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lesˈbjana/ [lezˈβ̞ja.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: les‧bia‧na

Noun

lesbiana f (plural lesbianas)

1. female equivalent of lesbiano
2. lesbian

Adjective

lesbiana

1. feminine singular of lesbiano