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incienso

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A desert shrub (Encelia farinosa) producing a resin that emits a fragrant odor when burned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Filter-avoidance spelling of incest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, neologism, uncountable

Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television

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noun

Meaning 3

fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brittlebush, brittle bush, Encelia farinosa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish incienso. Doublet of incense.

First used among the Zenless Zone Zero fandom through a meme image captioned "omaigoto its incienso" (oh my God it's incest).