coaño

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate language.

Alternative forms

• caño, cuaño

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊ̯aɲʊ]

Noun

coaño m (plural coaños)

1. chaff and awn

   Synonyms: muíña, palla, tasco

2. awn

   Synonyms: argana, aresta

3. capsule of flax, after letting the flaxseed out

Derived terms

• coaña
• coañar
• coañeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coaño”, 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), “coaño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coaño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

coaño

1. first-person singular present indicative of coañar