cizaña

discord

noun see-SAHN-yah Rare

Origin: From Latin zizania, from Greek zizánion, a Biblical weed mentioned in the parable of the tares.

Also means

darnel (weed)

Usage Note

Cizaña literally denotes a noxious weed that grows among grain (darnel), but its overwhelmingly common figurative use means 'discord' or 'trouble-making'. The key idiom is meter/sembrar cizaña — 'to sow discord' — directly echoing the Biblical parable. The person who does this is a cizañero/a, a troublemaker.

Examples

"Siempre mete cizaña entre los amigos."

Natural Translation

She always sows discord among friends.

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