encía

See also: -encia and -ência

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish enzia, from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈθia/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /enˈsia/ [ẽnˈsi.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: en‧cí‧a

Noun

encía f (plural encías)

  1. (usually in the plural, anatomy) gum

Further reading

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