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.

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