leone

leone

See also: Leone and Léone

English

Noun

leone (plural leones)

  1. A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.

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Italian

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin leōnem.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /leˈo.ne/
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    • Rhymes: -one
    • Hyphenation: le‧ó‧ne

    Noun

    leone m (plural leoni, feminine leonessa, diminutive leoncèllo or leoncìno)

    1. lion
    2. (astrology) Leo, the Zodiac sign for the lion, covering July 23 - August 22
    3. (heraldry) lion

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    Further reading

    • leone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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    Latin

    Noun

    leōne

    1. ablative singular of leō