cenceno

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin cincinnus (lock of hair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θenˈθeno̝/, (western) /senˈseno̝/

Noun

cenceno m (plural cencenos)

  1. tassel (inflorescence of maize or of the chestnut tree)
    Synonyms: candea, mirfia, pendón
    • 1845, Francisco Añón, Recordos da infancia:
      E d’os castaños esgazando as pòlas;
      Abranguía aromáticos cencenos.
      And from the chestnut trees, tearing of the branches,
      she picked aromatic tassels.
  2. (regional) mist, drizzle

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