cecina

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noun

Salted, dried meat, especially from León, Spain, and parts of Latin America such as Mexico.

OriginSpanish cecina ← Vulgar Latin *siccīna ← Latin siccus →
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Meanings

cecina1

nouncecina (countable and uncountable, plural cecinas)

plural cecinas

  1. countableuncountablecookingSalted, dried meat, especially from León, Spain, and parts of Latin America such as Mexico.

Cecina2

proper noun
  1. A town in Livorno, Italy.

Origin

  1. Latinsiccus“dry”
  2. Vulgar Latin*siccīna“jerky”
  3. Spanishcecina
  4. Englishcecina

From Spanish cecina, from Vulgar Latin *siccīna (“jerky”), from Latin siccus (“dry”).

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Translations

Catalan Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno
French Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno
German Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno
Italian Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno
Portuguese Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno
Russian Чечи́на
  • Чечи́на (Čečína)town in the province of Livorno
Spanish Cecina
  • Cecinatown in the province of Livorno

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

cecina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecina

MLA

“cecina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cecina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecina.

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