ceniza

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ciniza
• cenisa
• cinza

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈniθa/ [θeˈni.θa]
• Rhymes: -iθa
• Syllabification: ce‧ni‧za

Noun

ceniza f (plural cenices)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ceniza”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “ceniza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ceniza (“ash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈnisa/, [seˈni.sa]
• Hyphenation: ce‧ni‧za

Noun

ceniza

1. ash

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• ceniça

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.

Proto-Italic *kenisder.

Latin cinisder.

Vulgar Latin *cinisia

Old Spanish ceniza

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡seˈni.d͡za/

Noun

ceniza f (plural cenizas)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 23r. b:

     […] comẽdo n͠tro ſeñor a moẏſen q̃ pͥſieſela uaca bermeia eq̃la colgaſe eleazar el ſacerdot despues q̃ la q͠masen ⁊ pͥſieſen la ceniza desparzerla an sobrel pueblo […]

     [ […] Comendó nuestro Sennor a Moysen que prisiese la vaca bermeja e que la colgase Eleazar el sacerdot, despues que la quemasen e prisiesen la ceniza desparzer-la an sobr'el pueblo […] ]

     […] Our Lord ordered Moses to capture the red cow and that Eleazar the priest hung it, after which they shall burn it and seize its ash to scatter it over the folk […] .

Descendants

• Ladino: seniza / סיניזה
• Spanish: ceniza

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.

Proto-Italic *kenisder.

Latin cinisder.

Vulgar Latin *cinisia

Old Spanish ceniza

Spanish ceniza

Inherited from Old Spanish ceniza, from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis. Compare Portuguese cinza and Romanian cenușă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈniθa/ [θeˈni.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seˈnisa/ [seˈni.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -iθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -isa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ce‧ni‧za

Noun

ceniza f (plural cenizas)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

   Synonyms: escoria, pavesa

   • 1591, Richard Percyuall, “Ceniza”, in Bibliotheca Hispanica. Containg a Grammar, with a Dictionaire in Spanish, English, and Latine […] (in Early Modern English), London: Iohn Iackson, page 111:

     Ceniza, aſhes, Cinis.

     Ceniza, ashes, Cinis.

2. (in the plural) ashes (solid remains of a human or animal cadaver after cremation)

Derived terms

• cenicero
• cono de ceniza
• donde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan
• garza ceniza
• miércoles de ceniza

Related terms

• ceniciento
• cenizo

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: shinishi
• → Tagalog: senisa

Adjective

ceniza f

1. feminine singular of cenizo

Further reading

• “ceniza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025