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Leonese

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.

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adj

Meaning 2

From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.

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name

Meaning 3

A Romance language spoken in the northwest of Spain, closely related to Asturian and Mirandese.

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noun

Meaning 4

A native or inhabitant of the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.

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History

Etymology

From Leon + -ese. Compare Spanish leonés.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: lleonés — from León
  • Asturian: cazurru — from León
  • Catalan: lleonès — from León
  • French: léonais — from León
  • Galician: leonés — from León
  • Portuguese: leonês — from León
  • Spanish: leonés — from León
  • Aragonese: leyonés — language
  • Asturian: lleonés — language
  • Catalan: lleonès — language
  • Extremaduran: lionés — language
  • French: léonais — language
  • Galician: leonés — language
  • Leonese: llionés — language
  • Mirandese: lhionés — language
  • Portuguese: leonês — language
  • Scots: Lionese — language
  • Spanish: leonés — language
  • Swedish: leonesiska — language
  • Asturian: lleonés — someone from León
  • Asturian: lleonesa — someone from León
  • Asturian: cazurru — someone from León
  • Asturian: cazurra — someone from León
  • Catalan: lleonès — someone from León
  • Catalan: lleonesa — someone from León
  • French: Léonais — someone from León
  • French: Léonaise — someone from León
  • Galician: leonés — someone from León
  • Portuguese: leonês — someone from León
  • Spanish: leonés — someone from León
  • Spanish: leonesa — someone from León