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cizaña

cizaña

Spanish

Noun

cizaña f ‎(plural cizañas)

  1. darnel, tare (grass weed)
  2. (figuratively) An injurious thing or action.
  3. (figuratively) dissension, enmity

Derived terms

  • cizañar
  • cizañero

References

Etymology

From Latin zīzania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια ‎(zizánia), plural of ζιζάνιον ‎(zizánion), a type of weed, possibly darnel.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /θiˈθaɲa/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /siˈsaɲa/

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