sileno

• IPA^(key): /siˈleno/
• Rhymes: -eno

sileno (plural sileni)

1. catchfly, campion

sileno (plural sileni)

1. (organic chemistry) silene

From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).

• IPA^(key): /siˈlɛ.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Syllabification: si‧lè‧no

sileno m (plural sileni)

1. (Greek mythology) a human being with equine attributes (usually the ears and tail, sometimes the legs)
2. (zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)

   Synonym: vanderù

• sileno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• sileno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• silèno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• silèno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• lesino, lesinò, linose

From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).

• IPA^(key): /siˈleno/ [siˈle.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: si‧le‧no

sileno m (plural silenos)

1. silene

• “sileno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014