cizaña

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zizaña (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin zizania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), plural of ζιζάνιον (zizánion), a type of weed, possibly darnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiˈθaɲa/ [θiˈθa.ɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siˈsaɲa/ [siˈsa.ɲa]

Noun

cizaña f (plural cizañas)

1. darnel, tare (grass weed)
2. (figuratively) an injurious thing or action
3. (figuratively) dissension, enmity

Derived terms

• cizañar
• cizañero
• meter cizaña

References

• Template:R:DRAE 2001