cenceno
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin cincinnus (“lock of hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θenˈθeno̝/, (western) /senˈseno̝/
Noun
cenceno m (plural cencenos)
- tassel (inflorescence of maize)
- (regional) mist, drizzle
Related terms
- cencena
- cencenar
References
- “cenceno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “cenceno” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cenceno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.