cinza

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cĩisa, from Vulgar Latin root *cinisia, from Latin cinis.

Noun

cinza f (plural cinzas)

  1. ash, ashes
  2. cremated remains

Portuguese

cinza

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cĩisa (“ashes”), from a Vulgar Latin root *cinisia (“ashes (cold or warm)”), from Latin cinis (“cold ashes”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).

Cognate with Galician cinza, Spanish ceniza and Romanian cenușă.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.zɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsĩ.za/, /ˈsĩ.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: cin‧za

Adjective

cinza (plural cinzas, comparable)

  1. grey

Noun

cinza m (plural cinzas)

  1. ash, ashes
  2. grey (colour)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza      preto      castanho,
marrom
             rosa,
cor-de-rosa		              vermelho ; carmim              laranja,
cor-de-laranja		              amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde                           ciano ; azul-petróleo
             azul céu              azul              violeta ; índigo,
anil		              magenta ; roxo
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