Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cena”.
It’s a feminine noun meaning “dinner”, as in the evening meal.
It comes from the identical Latin word cena, whichreferred to a meal eaten at three in the afternoon. This word is thought to come from the Indo-European root *sker-, meaning “to cut”, which is also thought to be the root of the English word “shear”.
The noun “cena” has a corresponding verb, “cenar”, which translates as “to have dinner”.
Example sentences
¿Qué vamos a comer para la cena?
What are we going to eat for dinner?
La cena estuvo deliciosa.
The dinner was delicious.
La última cena de Leonardo da Vinci es una obra maestra del arte renacentista.
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci is a masterpiece of Renaissance art.
La cena está lista.
The dinner is ready.
Mi perro se comió mi cena y ahora finge ser inocente.
My dog ate my dinner and now pretends to be innocent.
