circense

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circēnsis.

Adjective

circense (feminine circensa, masculine and feminine plural circenses)

1. (relational) circus

   espectacle circense ― circus spectacle

Related terms

• circ

Further reading

• “circense”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛn.se/
• Rhymes: -ɛnse
• Hyphenation: cir‧cèn‧se

Adjective

circense m or f by sense (plural circensi)

1. (relational) circus

Related terms

• circo

Anagrams

• incresce

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪrˈkẽː.sɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛn.se]

Adjective

circēnse

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of circēnsis

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circēnsis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈsẽ.si/ [sihˈsẽ.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈsẽ.si/ [sihˈsẽ.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siɾˈsẽ.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siʁˈsẽ.si/ [siχˈsẽ.si]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /siɻˈsẽ.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁˈsẽ.se/ [sihˈsẽ.se]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾˈsẽ.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: cir‧cen‧se

Adjective

circense m or f (plural circenses)

1. (relational) circus

Related terms

• circo

Further reading

• “circense”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “circense”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiɾˈθense/ [θiɾˈθẽn.se] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siɾˈsense/ [siɾˈsẽn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: cir‧cen‧se

Adjective

circense m or f (masculine and feminine plural circenses)

1. (relational) circus

Related terms

• circo

Further reading

• “circense”, 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