incienso
English
Etymology
From Baja California, meaning incense.
Noun
incienso (uncountable)
References
- The King's Highway in Baja California, By Harry Crosby and Diana Lindsay, Baja California (Mexico) Copley Books: 1974, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /inˈθjen.so/
- (Others) IPA(key): /inˈsjen.so/
- Rhymes: -enso
Etymology 1
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin incensum (“incense”), from Latin incensus (“inflamed, fiery”), from incendō (“I set on fire, burn, kindle”). Compare the Old Spanish past participle enceso (for encender), which was inherited.[1]
Derived terms
- incensar (verb)
- incensario m
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