encina

¹

[ en-see-nuh ]

noun

1. the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
2. California live oak.

Encina

²

[ en-thee-nah, -see ]

noun

1. Juan del [hwahn del], 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.

Other Words From

• en·cinal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of encina¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1905–10; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish: “holm oak,” by syncope, shortening, and assimilation, from Late Latin īlicīna “holm oak,” originally feminine of īlicīnus “pertaining to holm oak,” equivalent to Latin īlic- (stem of īlex ) ilex ¹ + -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

It has never been explained why Encina does not sag at that end, like an excursion steamer on the side toward a boat race.

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Weinberg finds the origin of the Italian pastoral drama in the 'Éclogas' of Juan del Encina.

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It is written in the manner of Encina, with less spontaneity, but with a sombre force to which Encina scarcely attained.

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He may also have been influenced by Encina, most of whose work had already appeared.

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The Encina politicians did not know Roble girls for nothing.

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