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Spanish
Etymology
Related to ceniza, cenizo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeniˈθjento/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seniˈsjento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: ce‧ni‧cien‧to
Adjective
ceniciento (feminine cenicienta, masculine plural cenicientos, feminine plural cenicientas)
- (literary) ashen; having the color or appearance of ash
1962, Julio Cortázar, “Manual de instrucciones”, in Historia de cronopios y de famas:Y si de pronto una polilla se para al borde de un lápiz y late como un fuego ceniciento, mírala, yo la estoy mirando, estoy palpando su corazón pequeñísimo, y la oigo, esa polilla resuena en la pasta de cristal congelado, no todo está perdido.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (derogatory) gay, effeminate
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