cenzo

Galician

Etymology 1

If cognate with Portuguese sesso (“buttocks”) and Spanish sieso (“anus, rectum”), then from Latin sessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθenθʊ], (western) [ˈsensʊ]

Noun

cenzo m (plural cenzos)

1. rectum

   Synonyms: curso, recto

2. anus

   Synonyms: ano, cu, ollo do cu

Etymology 2

From Latin sessum, from sedeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθenθʊ], (western) [ˈsensʊ]

Adjective

cenzo (feminine cenza, masculine plural cenzos, feminine plural cenzas)

1. (of the weather) obscure, foggy
2. (of the weather) apacible

Derived terms

• pan cenzo (“cuttlebone”)

References

• “cenzo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cenzo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cenzo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “censo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.