circense

circus (relating to)

adjective seer-SEHN-seh Rare

Origin: From Latin circensis, from circus ('circular arena').

Usage Note

Circense has a single form for both genders and its plural is circenses. It means 'of or relating to the circus' and appears in formal or historical contexts, most famously in the Latin phrase panem et circenses ('bread and circuses'), widely cited in Spanish political commentary as pan y circo or with the Latin original. The noun circo is the everyday word; circense is reserved for written or elevated registers.

Examples

"El espectáculo circense fascinó a los niños."

Natural Translation

The circus show fascinated the children.

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