leonino
Spanish, adjective/leoˈnino/
leonino is spelled L-E-O-N-I-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 130,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leonino is a Spanish adjective meaning “leonine (relating or similar to a lion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne al león”.
What does leonino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
leonine (relating or similar to a lion)
- 2
one-sided, unfair
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al león. 2. Dicho de un acuerdo o contrato, muy desigual en favor de la parte más poderosa. 3. Dicho de una persona, nacida bajo el signo zodiacal de Leo. 4. Se dice de lo que reúne dos o más colores en su trama, alternándose en trazos asemejándose a la piel de un león ^([cita requerida]).
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a cualquiera de los papas llamados León.
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al poeta francés medieval Leonius o su obra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of leonino
- leonina feminine
- leoninos masculine plural
- leoninas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leonino?
- /leoˈnino/
- [le.oˈni.no]
- [leoˈnino]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leonino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leonino in Spanish?
leonino appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).