leonês
Portuguese, noun/le.oˈne(j)s/
leonês is spelled L-E-O-N-Ê-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese, the 181,777th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leonês is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Leonese (someone from León)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nativo de Leão, região da Espanha”.
What does leonês mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Leonese (of or relating to León)
noun
- 1
masculineLeonese (someone from León)
noun
- 1
masculineLeonese (Romance language spoken in León)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relacionado a Leão, região da Espanha 2. relacionado ao povo dessa região 3. relacionado à língua leonesa 4. natural de Serra Leoa
noun: 1. nativo de Leão, região da Espanha 2. língua dessa região 3. pessoa nascida em Serra Leoa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of leonês
- leonesa feminine
- leoneses masculine plural
- leonesas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leonês?
- Brazil /le.oˈne(j)s/
- Brazil [le.oˈne(ɪ̯)s]
- /le.oˈne(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leonês
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leonês in Portuguese?
leonês appears about once in every 41 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).