cĩisa

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *cinisia, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“dust, ashes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sĩ.ˈi.za/

Noun

cĩisa f

ash, ashes
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 95 (facsimile):
  Aquel ſantome […] nunca carne comia nen pan nen bocado / ſe non q[ua]ndo con cĩjſa Era Meſturado
  That holy man […] never ate a mouthful of meat nor bread / except when it was mixed with ashes

Descendants

Galician: cinza, cinsa
Portuguese: cinza

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