senisa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ceniza, from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈnisa/, [sɛˈni.sɐ]
  • Hyphenation: se‧ni‧sa

Noun

senisa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜐ)

  1. ash (used especially in certain expressions)
    Synonym: abo

Further reading
  • “senisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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