English

Noun

incienso ‎(uncountable)

1. A desert shrub producing a resin that when burned emits a fragrant odor.

References

• The King's Highway in Baja California, By Harry Crosby and Diana Lindsay, Baja California (Mexico) Copley Books: 1974, ISBN:0913938165

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /inˈθjen.so/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /inˈsjen.so/
• Rhymes: -enso

Etymology 1

From Late Latin incensum ‎(“incense”), from Latin incensus ‎(“inflamed, fiery”), from incendō ‎(“I set on fire, burn, kindle”).

Noun

incienso m ‎(plural inciensos)

1. incense
2. Myrocarpus frondosus, a tree from the Fabaceae family.

Derived terms

• incensar verb
• incensario m

Related terms

• incendio

Etymology 2

Verb

incienso

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of incensar.