incienso

English

Etymology

From Baja California, meaning incense.

Noun

incienso (uncountable)

1. A desert shrub (Encelia farinosa) producing a resin that emits a fragrant odor when burned.

References

• The King's Highway in Baja California, By Harry Crosby and Diana Lindsay, Baja California (Mexico) Copley Books: 1974, →ISBN

Anagrams

• coniines, oscinine

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inˈθjenso/ [ĩn̟ˈθjẽn.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inˈsjenso/ [ĩnˈsjẽn.so]
• Rhymes: -enso

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish encienso, a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin incēnsum (“incense”), from Latin incēnsus (“inflamed, fiery”), from incendō (“to set on fire, burn, kindle”). Compare with Old Spanish encensar (“to cense”) and enceso (“inflamed, kindled”) (from encender), which was inherited.

Noun

incienso m (plural inciensos)

1. incense
2. , a tree from the Fabaceae family

Derived terms

• incensar (verb)
• incensario m

Related terms

• incendio
• encender

Etymology 2

Verb

incienso

1. first-person singular present indicative of incensar

Further reading

• “incienso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014