oncena

oncena

1. feminine singular of oncenu

• IPA^(key): /onˈθena/ [õn̟ˈθe.na] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /onˈsena/ [õnˈse.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: on‧ce‧na

oncena f (plural oncenas)

1. (soccer, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) A team of eleven players.

   Synonym: onceno

2. (Cuba) A period of eleven days in which students stay in boarding schools.

oncena

1. feminine singular of onceno

• “oncena”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

• “oncena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024