encina

[ en-see-nuh ]

/ ɛnˈsi nə /

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noun

the live oak, Quercus virginiana.

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Origin of encina

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 ) ilex¹ + -īnus -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM encina

en·ci·nal, adjective

Words nearby encina

enchilada, enchiridion, enchondroma, enchorial, -enchyma, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, Encke, Encke's comet

Other definitions for encina (2 of 2)

Encina

[ en-thee-nah, -see ]

/ ɛnˈθi nɑ, -ˈsi /

noun

Juan del

[hwahn del], /ʰwɑn dɛl/, 1468?-1529?, Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.

How to use encina in a sentence

It has never been explained why Encina does not sag at that end, like an excursion steamer on the side toward a boat race.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field
Weinberg finds the origin of the Italian pastoral drama in the 'Éclogas' of Juan del Encina.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
It is written in the manner of Encina, with less spontaneity, but with a sombre force to which Encina scarcely attained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
He may also have been influenced by Encina, most of whose work had already appeared.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg

The Encina politicians did not know Roble girls for nothing.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field