cenza

Galician

Alternative forms

• saínza

Etymology

From Latin salientia (“springing forth, flowing down”). Compare Catalan sallent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛnθa̝/

Noun

cenza f (plural cenzas)

1. waterfall

   Synonyms: cachón, cadoiro, fervenza, freixa, seimeira

   • 2004, José Rodríguez Cruz, Trazos sobre a vestimenta tradicional no surleste de Ourense, Ourense: Deputación Provincial, page 145:

     hai outros pequenos regueiros que baixan polas petas ladeiras formando fermosas fervenzas, aquí denominadas cenzas

     there are other streams flowing down by the slopes and forming picturesque waterfalls, locally called cenzas

Derived terms

• Saínza

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cenza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cenza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cenza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN