cenza

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Galician

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Etymology

From Latin salientia (springing forth, flowing down). Compare Catalan sallent.

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Noun

cenza f (plural cenzas)

  1. waterfall
    Synonyms: cachón, cadoiro, fervenza, freixa, seimeira
    • 2004, José Rodríguez Cruz, Trazos sobre a vestimenta tradicional no surleste de Ourense, Ourense: Deputación Provincial, page 145:
      hai outros pequenos regueiros que baixan polas petas ladeiras formando fermosas fervenzas, aquí denominadas cenzas
      there are other streams flowing down by the slopes and forming picturesque waterfalls, locally called cenzas

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