lenocinio

See also: lenocínio

Latin

Noun

lēnōciniō

1. dative/ablative singular of lēnōcinium

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lēnōcinium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /lenoˈθinjo/ [le.noˈθi.njo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lenoˈsinjo/ [le.noˈsi.njo]
• Rhymes: -injo
• Syllabification: le‧no‧ci‧nio

Noun

lenocinio m (plural lenocinios) (formal)

1. pimping

   Synonym: alcahuetería

2. prostitution

   Synonym: prostitución

Derived terms

• casa de lenocinio

 

Further reading

• “lenocinio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10