escana

See also: escaña

Galician

Alternative forms

• escaina

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escanla, from Latin scandula. Cognate with Spanish escaña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkana/ [es̺ˈkɑ.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧na

Noun

escana f (plural escanas)

1. emmer; hulled wheat

   Synonyms: espelta, melga

2. awn

   Synonym: aresta

References

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