leonés means “Leonese” | MotiTan Spanish Dictionary

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Invité a un leonés a cenar anoche.

I invited a Leonese to dinner last night.

Local person pointing to a map that highlights the province of León.

leonense: Person from the province of León in northwest Spain, neutral term used in formal texts.

Persona originaria de la ciudad o de la provincia de León, en España, o adjetivo que indica ese origen.

Formed by attaching the Spanish suffix -és to León, the place name ultimately from Latin legio 'legion'.

Besides naming a person from León, leonés also refers to the regional Romance language (el leonés), so context shows whether it means a native or the language.