barrena
Spanish
Etymology
From Mozarabic barrina, from Late Latin veruina (“long javelin”), from Latin veru (“javelin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈrena/
Noun
barrena f (plural barrenas)
- drill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece
- Synonyms: barreno, taladro, taladrador
- tailspin
Derived terms
- entrar en barrena
Descendants
- Tagalog: barena
Further reading
- “barrena” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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