ceño

See also: ceno, cenó, cenò, ĉeno, čeno, and ceno-

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cinnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɲo/ [ˈθe.ɲo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseɲo/ [ˈse.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: ce‧ño

Noun

ceño m (plural ceños)

1. frown, scowl
   • 1997, “La celestina”, in La Llorona, performed by Lhasa de Sela:

     Haz de tu puño algo cariñoso / Y haz de tu adiós un ¡ay, mi amor! / Y de tu ceño una sonrisita

     Turn your fist into something loving / And turn your goodbye into an "oh, my love!" / And your frown into a smile

2. brow

   Synonym: entrecejo

Derived terms

• ceño fruncido (“furrowed brow, frown”)
• fruncir el ceño (“to frown, to scowl”)

Related terms

• guiño

Descendants

• → Portuguese: cenho

Further reading

• “ceño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10