Cenizas (en. Ashes)

/θeˈniθas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A powdery material that results from the combustion of an object, especially wood.

The ashes from the bonfire were still hot.

Las cenizas de la fogata aún estaban calientes.

What remains of something that has been completely destroyed.

After the fire, only ashes remained.

Después del incendio, solo quedaron cenizas.

In some rituals, ashes are often used as a symbol of mourning.

On the Day of the Dead, ashes are offered as part of remembrance.

El día de los muertos, se ofrendan cenizas como parte del recuerdo.

From Latin 'cinisa', which is related to the term 'cinis', meaning ash.

to be like ashes

used to refer to someone very sad or downcast.

estar como cenizas

ashes of the past

referring to events that are no longer relevant.

cenizas del pasado

to burn to ashes

to completely destroy something.

quemar hasta las cenizas

ashtray

An object where cigarettes are extinguished.

cenicero

ashy

That has or seems like ash.

ceniciento

volcanic ash

Particles of glass and minerals expelled by a volcano.

ceniza volcánica

To be in ashes

After the breakup, he feels in ashes.

Después de la ruptura, se siente en cenizas.

Ash

That party was an ash due to how boring it was.

Esa fiesta fue una ceniza por lo aburrida que estuvo.