aceña
See also: acena
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (assánya), from Arabic السَّانِيَة (as-sāniya, “water scoop, water wheel”), feminine singular active participle of سَنَا (sanā, “to water, to shine, to draw water”).
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /aˈθeɲa/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /aˈseɲa/
Noun
aceña f (plural aceñas)
- water mill; flour mill
- Synonym: molino
- water wheel
- Synonym: azud
- (botany) bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia)
Further reading
- “aceña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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