incienso
English
Etymology
From Baja California, meaning incense.
Noun
incienso (uncountable)
- A desert shrub (Encelia farinosa) producing a resin that emits a fragrant odor when burned.
References
- The King's Highway in Baja California, By Harry Crosby and Diana Lindsay, Baja California (Mexico) Copley Books: 1974, →ISBN
Anagrams
- coniines, oscinine
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /inˈθjenso/ [ĩn̟ˈθjẽn.so]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /inˈsjenso/ [ĩnˈsjẽn.so]
- Rhymes: -enso
- Syllabification: in‧cien‧so
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish encienso, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin incēnsum (“incense”), from Latin incēnsus (“inflamed, fiery”), from incendō (“to set on fire, burn, kindle”). Compare with Old Spanish encensar (“to cense”) and enceso (“inflamed, kindled”) (from encender), which was inherited.[1]
Noun
incienso m (plural inciensos)
- incense
- Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the Fabaceae family
Derived terms
- incensar (verb)
- incensario m
Related terms
- incendio
- encender
Verb
incienso
- first-person singular present indicative of incensar
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “incienso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014