"ceño" meaning in Spanish

See ceño in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈθeɲo/, [ˈθe.ɲo], /ˈseɲo/, [ˈse.ɲo] Forms: ceños [plural]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin cinnus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la-lat|cinnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin cinnus, {{inh+|es|la-lat|cinnus}} Inherited from Late Latin cinnus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} ceño m (plural ceños)
  1. frown, scowl Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ceño-es-noun-KUcKjD3I Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 49 51
  2. brow Tags: masculine Synonyms: entrecejo
    Sense id: en-ceño-es-noun-VNG0U9yI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ceño fruncido (english: furrowed brow, frown), fruncir el ceño (english: to frown, to scowl) Related terms: guiño

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "furrowed brow, frown",
      "translation": "furrowed brow, frown",
      "word": "ceño fruncido"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to frown, to scowl",
      "translation": "to frown, to scowl",
      "word": "fruncir el ceño"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cenho"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin cinnus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Late Latin cinnus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceños",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "ceño m (plural ceños)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ce‧ño"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ce‧ño"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "guiño"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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        }
      ],
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              76,
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            [
              95,
              100
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Turn your fist into something loving / And turn your goodbye into an \"oh, my love!\" / And your frown into a smile",
          "ref": "1997, “La celestina”, in La Llorona, performed by Lhasa de Sela:",
          "text": "Haz de tu puño algo cariñoso / Y haz de tu adiós un ¡ay, mi amor! / Y de tu ceño una sonrisita",
          "translation": "Turn your fist into something loving / And turn your goodbye into an \"oh, my love!\" / And your frown into a smile",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "frown, scowl"
      ],
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        [
          "frown",
          "frown"
        ],
        [
          "scowl",
          "scowl"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "entrecejo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθeɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθe.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceño"
}
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/eɲo/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "es:Facial expressions"
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      "english": "furrowed brow, frown",
      "translation": "furrowed brow, frown",
      "word": "ceño fruncido"
    },
    {
      "english": "to frown, to scowl",
      "translation": "to frown, to scowl",
      "word": "fruncir el ceño"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "cenho"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin cinnus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Late Latin cinnus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ceños",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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  ],
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    "ce‧ño"
  ],
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    {
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        "ce‧ño"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "guiño"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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              76,
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            ]
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              95,
              100
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Turn your fist into something loving / And turn your goodbye into an \"oh, my love!\" / And your frown into a smile",
          "ref": "1997, “La celestina”, in La Llorona, performed by Lhasa de Sela:",
          "text": "Haz de tu puño algo cariñoso / Y haz de tu adiós un ¡ay, mi amor! / Y de tu ceño una sonrisita",
          "translation": "Turn your fist into something loving / And turn your goodbye into an \"oh, my love!\" / And your frown into a smile",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "frown, scowl"
      ],
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          "frown",
          "frown"
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        [
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          "scowl"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "brow"
      ],
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          "brow",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "entrecejo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθeɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθe.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈse.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ceño"
}

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