incienso
English edit
Etymology edit
From Baja California, meaning incense.
Noun edit
incienso (uncountable)
- A desert shrub (Encelia farinosa) producing a resin that emits a fragrant odor when burned.
References edit
- The King's Highway in Baja California, By Harry Crosby and Diana Lindsay, Baja California (Mexico) Copley Books: 1974, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /inˈθjenso/ [ĩn̟ˈθjẽn.so]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /inˈsjenso/ [ĩnˈsjẽn.so]
- Rhymes: -enso
- Syllabification: in‧cien‧so
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Spanish encienso, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin incēnsum (“incense”), from Latin incēnsus (“inflamed, fiery”), from incendō (“to set on fire, burn, kindle”). Compare with Old Spanish encensar (“to cense”) and enceso (“inflamed, kindled”) (from encender), which was inherited.[1]
Noun edit
incienso m (plural inciensos)
- incense
- Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the Fabaceae family
Derived terms edit
- incensar (verb)
- incensario m
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
incienso
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading edit
- “incienso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014