ascua

See also: Ascua

Galician

Etymology 1

Debated. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash, ashes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaskwa̝/

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

1. ember

   Synonyms: brasa, remol, rescaldo

Derived terms

• zoscar

Etymology 2

Debated. From azcona, probably from Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaskwa̝/

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

1. (archaic) spear

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ascua”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ascua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ascua”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ascua”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

ascuas

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

1. ember

Derived terms

• arrimar el ascua a su sardina
• ascua de oro (“something resplendent”)
• en ascuas
• sacar el ascua con la mano del gato
• sacar el ascua con mano ajena

 

Further reading

• “ascua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014