xango

Galician

Galician withers yokes

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃaŋɡʊ]

Noun

xango m (plural xangos)

1. strap which connects both staves which hold in place each oxen in a withers yoke

   Synonyms: apeadoira, brocha, cádiga, pioga, retriza, tralla, trinca

Derived terms

• enxangada
• enxangar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xango”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega