lesbiano

From Lesbos +‎ -iano.

• IPA^(key): /lesˈbjano/ [lezˈβ̞ja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: les‧bia‧no

lesbiano (feminine lesbiana, masculine plural lesbianos, feminine plural lesbianas)

1. (relational) of Lesbos; Lesbian (of or from Lesbos)
2. lesbian (of or relating to female homosexuality)

   Synonyms: lésbico, lesbio

In the sense of female homosexuality, only the feminine form lesbiana can be used to describe individual people. The masculine form is used in phrases like “amor lesbiano” or for collective groups that also include males, as in “autores gays y lesbianos.”

lesbiano m (plural lesbianos, feminine lesbiana, feminine plural lesbianas)

1. Lesbian (native of Lesbos)

   Synonyms: lésbico, lesbio

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