encina
Spanish
Alternative forms
- encino
Etymology
From Old Spanish enzina, from Late 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)
- 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