ceniza
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.
Noun edit
ceniza f (plural cenices)
- ash (solid remains of a fire)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”). Compare Portuguese cinza, Romanian cenușă.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈniθa/ [θeˈni.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈnisa/ [seˈni.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: ce‧ni‧za
Noun edit
ceniza f (plural cenizas)
- ash (solid remains of a fire)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: shinishi
Adjective edit
ceniza f
Further reading edit
- “ceniza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014