encía

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See also: -encia and -ência

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish enzia, from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈθia/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enˈsia/ [ẽnˈsi.a]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: en‧cí‧a

Noun[edit]

encía f (plural encías)

  1. (usually in the plural, anatomy) gum

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