cinza
Galician
Alternative forms
- cinsa
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cĩisa, from Vulgar Latin root *cinisia, from Latin cinis.
Noun
cinza f (plural cinzas)
- ash, ashes
- cremated remains
Portuguese
cinza
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cĩisa (“ashes”), from a Vulgar Latin root *cinisia (“ashes (cold or warm)”), from Latin cinis (“cold ashes”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).
Cognate with Galician cinza, Spanish ceniza and Romanian cenușă.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.zɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.za/, /ˈsĩ.zɐ/
- Hyphenation: cin‧za
Adjective
cinza (plural cinzas, comparable)
- grey
Noun
cinza m (plural cinzas)
- ash, ashes
- grey (colour)
Derived terms
- cinzas
See also
| Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| branco | cinza, cinzento | preto | ||
| vermelho, encarnado ; carmim | laranja, cor-de-laranja ; castanho, marrom | amarelo ; creme | ||
| verde-limão | verde | |||
| ciano ; azul-petróleo | azul céu | azul | ||
| violeta ; índigo, anil | magenta ; roxo | rosa, cor-de-rosa | ||