encina

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish encina. === Noun === encina (plural encinas) holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak == Spanish == === Alternative forms === encino === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish enzina, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, based on Latin īlex (“holm oak”). Compare Asturian ardina or Catalan alzina (“holm oak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈθina/ [ẽn̟ˈθi.na] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /enˈsina/ [ẽnˈsi.na] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: en‧ci‧na === Noun === encina f (plural encinas) holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “encina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025