"cecina" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cecinas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish cecina, from Vulgar Latin *siccīna (“jerky”), from Latin siccus (“dry”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cecina}} Spanish cecina, {{der|en|la-vul|*siccīna||jerky}} Vulgar Latin *siccīna (“jerky”), {{der|en|la|siccus||dry}} Latin siccus (“dry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cecina (countable and uncountable, plural cecinas)
  1. (cooking) Salted, dried meat, especially from León, Spain, and parts of Latin America such as Mexico. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cecina-en-noun-ZN76wYBW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 1 4 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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