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noun, masculine

recencio

/reˈθenθjo/

noun, masculine/reˈθenθjo/plural: recencios

synonym of cierzo (a north-west wind); rime; frost; hoar frost

PALATINO […] Estémonos quedos hasta que amanezca, que este sereno y recencio o rocío de la noche nos podrá hacer daño.PALATINO […] Let's stay still until dawn, for the dew and fresh wind [or dew] will make us sick.

Synonyms: cierzo

First attested c. 1550. Uncertain. Either from cierzo (“a north-west wind”) or from Latin recēns (“fresh”).