aceno

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese açãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin cinnus (wink). Cognate with Spanish ceño.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθeno̝/

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

  1. sign, gesture
  2. wave (of a hand)

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ceño”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from acenar.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈse.no/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

  1. wave (movement of the arm or hand used for communication, especially to greet or say farewell to someone far away)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsẽ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈse.no/

  • Rhymes: -ɛnu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧no

Verb

aceno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of acenar

References

  1. ^ aceno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

aceno m (plural acenos)

  1. (organic chemistry) acene
    Synonym: poliaceno