guadaña
See also: Guadana
Spanish
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, (compare Spanish guadañar (“to mow”)), probably from Old Frankish *waithanjan (“to pasture, forage”), from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”), or derived from guadañar. Cognate with Old High German weidanōn (“to hunt, forage for food”). More at gain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwaˈdaɲa/, [ɡwaˈðaɲa]
Synonyms
- echona (Chile)
See also
Further reading
- “guadaña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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