cénzalo

Spanish

Alternative forms

zenzalo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, perhaps related to Italian zanzara.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cénzalo m (plural cénzalos)

mosquito
Synonym: mosquito

Further reading

“cénzalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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