sancenno

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• çancenno, cencenno (alternative forms)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin sincērus (“pure”) or cincinnus (“curled lock of hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanˈt͡seɲo/

Adjective

sancenno (feminine singular sancenna, masculine plural sancennos, feminine plural sancennas)

1. unleavened
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 15v:

     Cõbran la carne ala noch. ⁊ nolo comades cocho. en agua ni crudo. Mas aſſado en fuego. E cõ pã ſancẽno. e cõ lechezinos agros le combran.

     They shall eat the meat that night, and eat it not cooked in water nor raw, but roasted over fire, and with unleavened bread and bitter salad greens they shall eat it.

Descendants

• Spanish: cenceño