cénzalo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zenzalo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, perhaps related to Italian zanzara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθenθalo/ [ˈθẽn̟.θa.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsensalo/ [ˈsẽn.sa.lo]
• Rhymes: -enθalo
• Rhymes: -ensalo
• Syllabification: cén‧za‧lo

Noun

cénzalo m (plural cénzalos)

1. mosquito

   Synonym: mosquito

Further reading

• “cénzalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10