cénzalo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zenzalo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, perhaps related to Italian zanzara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθenθalo/ [ˈθẽn̟.θa.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsensalo/ [ˈsẽn.sa.lo]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -enθalo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensalo
• Syllabification: cén‧za‧lo

Noun

cénzalo m (plural cénzalos)

1. mosquito

   Synonym: mosquito

Further reading

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