What does ceniza in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word ceniza in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ceniza in Spanish.

The word ceniza in Spanish means ash, ashes, powdery mildew, mildew, light gray, ash gray, wimp, wuss, killjoy, spoilsport, ashen, killjoy, spoilsport, doomsayer, Ash Wednesday. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ceniza

ash

nombre femenino (polvo tras la combustión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dejaba caer descuidadamente la ceniza de su cigarro en el suelo.
He would let the ash of his cigarette fall carelessly to the ground.

ashes

nombre femenino plural (restos mortales incinerados)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Luis puso las cenizas de su abuelo en una urna sobre la chimenea.
Luis kept his grandfather's ashes in an urn above the fireplace.

powdery mildew, mildew

nombre femenino (oídio, hongo perjudicial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Espolvorea las viñas con azufre para preservarlas de plagas como la ceniza.
Sprinkle the vineyard with sulfur to preserve them from plagues such as powdery mildew (or: mildew).

light gray, ash gray

adjetivo invariable (de color gris claro) (US)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Este abrigo ceniza queda bien con unos pantalones negros.
This light gray coat goes well with black pants.

wimp, wuss

adjetivo invariable (ES: figurado, coloquial (falto de valor) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No seas ceniza, mujer, que no le va a pasar nada a tu hijo en el campamento.
Don't be such a wuss - nothing's going to happen to your son at summer camp.

killjoy, spoilsport

adjetivo invariable (ES: figurado, coloquial (aguafiestas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ashen

adjetivo (de color ceniza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

killjoy, spoilsport

adjetivo (ES: coloquial (persona: aguafiestas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Hijo, qué cenizo eres! No saques el tema otra vez.
Man, you're such a killjoy! Don't ever bring that up again.

doomsayer

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ES: coloquial (persona pesimista) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Ash Wednesday

nombre masculino (Cuaresma: inicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Miércoles de Ceniza nos recuerda que la vida es pasajera.

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