cenicero
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In Mexico an ashtray is a cenicero. The word comes from ceniza, which means ash, and it is the same word used across the Spanish-speaking world.
You would say ¿Tiene un cenicero? to ask for one. Many places in Mexico have smoke-free rules, so you may only find it on a terrace.
Meaning: dish for cigarette ashes (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Cenicero is masculine: el cenicero. The plural is los ceniceros.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as "seh-nee-SEH-roh". The c in Mexican Spanish sounds like an s before e and i.
Did you know?
- The noun ceniza for ash also gives the adjective ceniciento, as in the Spanish name of Cinderella, La Cenicienta.
Examples in context
- ¿Me pasas el cenicero?Can you pass me the ashtray?
- El cenicero está lleno.The ashtray is full.
- Hay un cenicero en la terraza.There is an ashtray on the terrace.
Example conversation
Guest Marco asks a waitress for an ashtray at a restaurant terrace in Mazatlán.
- MarcoDisculpe, ¿me trae un cenicero?Excuse me, could you bring me an ashtray?
- MeseraSí, ahorita se lo traigo.Yes, I will bring it right away.
- MarcoGracias.Thank you.
- MeseraCon gusto, aquí tiene.My pleasure, here you are.
