"cenceñada" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /θenθeˈɲada/, [θẽn̟.θeˈɲa.ð̞a], /senseˈɲada/, [sẽn.seˈɲa.ð̞a] Forms: cenceñadas [plural]
Rhymes: -ada Etymology: First mentioned in 1915, alongside the more common variant cencellada (“hearfrost”). A theory points at a back-formation from earlier *recencellada (“hearfrost”) (1894, only found in Luis Maldonado), from recencio (“a north-west wind; hearfrost”), either from cierzo (“a north-west wind”) or from Latin recēns (“fresh”), or, according to RAE, directly from cierzo (“a north-west wind”). Etymology templates: {{bf|es|-|nocap=1}} back-formation from, {{inh|es|la|recēns||fresh}} Latin recēns (“fresh”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cenceñada f (plural cenceñadas)
  1. (uncommon, chiefly Salamanca) hoarfrost Tags: feminine, uncommon Synonyms: escarcha
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