melena
Spanish, noun/meˈlena/
melena is spelled M-E-L-E-N-A (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Melena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mane (longer hair growth around head of male lions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cabello largo, peinado de tal modo que cae a los lados de la cabeza y junto a los ojos”.
What does melena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemane (longer hair growth around head of male lions)
noun
- 1
femininemelena
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cabello largo, peinado de tal modo que cae a los lados de la cabeza y junto a los ojos. 2. Cualquier peinado del cabello largo que lo lleve suelto y abundante. 3. Crines largas que ornan el cuello del león macho. 4. Cabello suelto.
noun: 1. Expulsión de deposiciones (heces) negras, viscosas y malolientes debido a la presencia de sangre degradada proveniente del tubo digestivo superior.
noun: 1. Variante de belena.
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 melena
- melenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce melena?
- /meˈlena/
- [meˈle.na]
- [meˈlena]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to melena
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is melena in Spanish?
melena appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).