cincento
Galician
Alternative forms
- cinsento, cinxento
Etymology
Attested since the 19th century. From cinza (“ashes”) + -ento. Compare Portuguese cinzento.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [θinˈθɛntʊ], [sinˈsentʊ]
Adjective
cincento (feminine cincenta, masculine plural cincentos, feminine plural cincentas)
- ashy
- Synonyms: borrallento, cinzo
- gray, grey
- Synonym: gris
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cincento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cincento”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cincento”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN