león

el león(
leh
-
ohn
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. lion
Podíamos oír los leones rugir afuera de nuestra tienda de campaña en Sudáfrica.We could hear the lions roar outside our tent in South Africa.
2. (animal)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Peru
(Peru)
a. puma
Vieron un león en la jungla en El Salvador.They saw a puma in the jungle in El Salvador.
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