cenceno

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

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.