cẽa

See also: cea, CEA, and ce'a

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cēna (“dinner (evening meal)”), from Proto-Italic *kert(e)snā, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-sna, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sẽ.a/

Noun

cẽa f

dinner (evening meal)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 398:
  Ca o dia da gran cẽa […]
  For on the day of the great supper […]

Descendants

Galician: cea
Portuguese: ceia

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