sancenno
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
- çancenno, cencenno (alternative forms)
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin sincērus (“pure”) or cincinnus (“curled lock of hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sãnˈt͡se.ɲo]
Adjective
sancenno (feminine singular sancenna, masculine plural sancennos, feminine plural sancennas)
- unleavened
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 15v.
- Cóbran la carne ala noch. ¬ nolo comades cocho. en agua ni crudo. Mas aſſado en fuego. E có pá ſancéno. e có 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.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 15v.
Descendants
- Spanish: cenceño