See also: Ascua

Galician edit

Etymology 1 edit

Debated. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (ash, ashes).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember
    Synonyms: brasa, remol, rescaldo
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Debated. From azcona, probably from Basque.[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. (archaic) spear

References edit

  • ascua” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • ascua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • ascua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • ascua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish edit

 
ascuas

Etymology edit

Unknown.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaskwa/ [ˈas.kwa]
  • Rhymes: -askwa
  • Syllabification: as‧cua

Noun edit

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit