leonera
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la leonera
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. lion's cage
El dueño del circo fue detenido por encerrar a los leones y los tigres en leoneras diminutas.The owner of the circus was arrested for keeping lions and tigers in tiny lion's cages.
b. lion's den
Una mujer se metió en la leonera en un zoológico de Nueva York.A woman sneaked into a lion's den in a New York zoo.
2. (colloquial) (untidy place) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. mess
¡Ala, Pedro, este sitio es una leonera! ¿Qué, nunca limpias?Wow, Pedro, this place is a mess! What is it? Don't you ever tidy it up?
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