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 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.

Other Word Forms

• encinal 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

ExxonMobil, New Hope Energy, Nexus Circular, Eastman, Encina and other companies are planning to build large plastics recycling plants.

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Last year, a 400-foot smokestack at the shuttered 1950s-era Encina Power Station in Carlsbad was torn down, over the objections of preservationists.

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Matthew Encina, another creator who has been doing desk setups for years, started in much the same way.

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When his wife suggested he take the space over and actually turn it into an office, Encina — a creative director and producer by trade — took to the idea.

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Encina’s video, which he titled “DIY Home Office and Desk Tour,” went live while he was on vacation in January of 2019 and took off almost immediately.

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