Hañagua

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Spanish

Etymology

Hañagua was the name of the wife of the 15th century leader (mencey) Bencomo of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɲaɡwa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: Ha‧ña‧gua

Proper noun

Hañagua f

  1. a female given name from Guanche

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References

  1. ^ Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, page 34; similar entry to be found online in: Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) “Hañagua”, in Ínsuloamaziq, Diccionario histórico-etimológico del amaziq insular (Canarias) (blog), retrieved 18 February 2016

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