cenzo

Galician

Etymology 1

If cognate with Portuguese sesso (“buttocks”) and Spanish sieso (“anus, rectum”), then from Latin sessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθenθʊ], (western) [ˈsensʊ]

Noun

cenzo m (plural cenzos)

1. rectum

   Synonyms: curso, recto

2. anus

   Synonyms: ano, cu, ollo do cu

Etymology 2

From Latin sessum, from sedeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθenθʊ], (western) [ˈsensʊ]

Adjective

cenzo (feminine cenza, masculine plural cenzos, feminine plural cenzas)

1. (of the weather) obscure, foggy
2. (of the weather) apacible

Derived terms

• pan cenzo (“cuttlebone”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cenzo”, 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), “cenzo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cenzo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “censo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN