cenizo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cenizo m (plural cenizos)

1. ash
2. nettle-leaved goosefoot, Chenopodiastrum murale
3. a jinxed person

Adjective

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

1. ashen

Derived terms

• garzón cenizo

 

Related terms

• ceniza

 

Further reading

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