encía

See also: -encia, and -ência

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enˈθia/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈsia/ [ẽnˈsi.a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: en‧cí‧a

Noun

encía f (plural encías)

1. (usually in the plural, anatomy) gum

Related terms

• gingival
• gingivitis

 

Further reading

• “encía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28