ascua

Galician

Etymology 1

Debated. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash, ashes”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaskwa̝/

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember
    Synonym: brasa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Debated. From azcona, probably from Basque.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaskwa̝/

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. (archaic) spear

References
  • “ascua” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “ascua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “ascua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “ascua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. ascua.
  2. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. azcona.

Spanish
ascuas.

Noun

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember

Derived terms
  • ascua de oro - something resplendent
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