encina
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Spanish enzina, from Late Latin *ilicīna, based on Latin īlex (“holm oak”). Compare Catalan alzina (“holm oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈθina/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.na]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈsina/ [ẽnˈsi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
Noun
encina f (plural encinas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “encina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
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- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ina
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