cencio

Meaning

1. (masculine) rag, cloth, tatter
2. (Tuscany, masculine, plural-normally) type of dessert in the form of fritters dusted with sugar, eaten during Carnival time; similar to angel wings

Concepts

rag

tatter

cloth

rags

shred

duster

woollen cloth

tag end

tag

dustcloth

dustrag

patch

Synonyms

straccio

brandello

brindello

canovaccio

pezza

rammollito

sbrindello

cinciu

panno

canavaccio

strofinaccio

Translations

trapo

chiffon

andrajo

Lumpen

trapo

Lappen

jirón

drap

lambeau

farrapo

vod

κουρέλι

harapo

Hyphenated as

cén‧cio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃen.t͡ʃo/

Etymology

Uncertain: possibly from Vulgar Latin *centium, from Latin centō, from Ancient Greek κέντρων (kéntrōn).