cenizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from cinis (“ashes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈniθo/ [θeˈni.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈniso/ [seˈni.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
Syllabification: ce‧ni‧zo

Noun

cenizo m (plural cenizos)

ash
nettle-leaved goosefoot, Chenopodiastrum murale
a jinxed person

Adjective

cenizo (feminine ceniza, masculine plural cenizos, feminine plural cenizas)

ashen

Derived terms

garzón cenizo

Related terms

ceniza

Further reading

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

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