gadaña
See also: gadana
Galician
editEtymology
editProbably from Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”). Compare Asturian gadañu, Portuguese gadanha, Spanish guadaña.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgadaña f (plural gadañas)
Further reading
edit- “gadaña”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
References
edit- “gadaña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gadaña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gadaña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.