noun, feminine/θeˈniθa/plural: cenizas
ash (solid remains of a fire); ashes (solid remains of a human or animal cadaver after cremation)
“Ceniza, aſhes, Cinis.” — Ceniza, ashes, Cinis.
Synonyms: escoria, pavesa
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ken-der. Proto-Italic *kenisder. Latin cinisder. Vulgar Latin *cinisia Old Spanish ceniza Spanish ceniza Inherited from Old Spanish ceniza, from Vulgar Latin *cinisia, from Latin cinis. Compare Portuguese cinza and Romanian cenușă.