Spanish word

sahumerio

Pronunciation

IPA/sauˈmeɾjo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounincense

Example

¿Puedes pasarme el sahumerio, por favor?

Can you pass me the incense please?

Illustration for sahumerio (incense)

More examples

Compré un sahumerio en la tienda para perfumar la casa.

I bought an incense stick at the store to scent the house.

Core concept

Thin aromatic smoke from burning resins, herbs, or wood used in ritual or cleansing ceremonies.

Common phrases

  • comprar un sahumerio

    buy an incense stick

  • olor a sahumerio

    scent of incense

Similar words

incienso: Scented material in sticks, cones, powders, or resins that releases fragrant smoke when burned.
palo santo: Dried sacred wood sticks burned to give a warm, sweet-woody smoke used in cleansing rituals.
vela: Block or pillar of wax with a wick that burns to provide light and symbolic focus during ceremonies.

Definition in Spanish

Humo aromático producido al quemar resinas, hierbas o maderas, o el objeto o mezcla empleada para generar ese humo en ceremonias, limpiezas y para perfumar espacios.

Word origin

From Spanish verb sahumar 'to fumigate' (related to ahumar and Latin fumare 'to smoke') with the noun-forming suffix -io.

Usage tips

  • Frequently evokes ritual purification, so for ordinary room fragrance Spanish speakers often use incienso rather than sahumerio.

Other meanings

  • smudgingnoun

Opposites

  • ambientadorair freshenernoun

Related words

  • sahumarburn incenseverb
  • sahumadoincense-scentedadjective

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