leonés

Leonese

adjective noun leh-oh-NEHS Rare

Usage Note

Leonés refers to anything from León, a province and historic kingdom in northwest Spain. As a noun it also denotes leonés, a Romance language closely related to Asturian, spoken by a small community in León and Zamora. When used as a nationality adjective, the feminine is leonesa and the accent is dropped in the plural: leoneses. Do not confuse with León in Mexico, which has its own demonym leonés but in a different regional context.

Examples

"El dialecto leonés tiene raíces medievales."

Natural Translation

The Leonese dialect has medieval roots.

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