encina

Spanish

Alternative forms

• encino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish enzina, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, based on Latin īlex (“holm oak”). Compare Catalan alzina (“holm oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enˈθina/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /enˈsina/ [ẽnˈsi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: en‧ci‧na

Noun

encina f (plural encinas)

1. holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak

Derived terms

• encinar

 

Further reading

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