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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθeɲa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseɲa/
- Rhymes: -eɲa
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧ña
Noun
aceña f (plural aceñas)
- water mill; flour mill
- Synonym: molino
- water wheel
- Synonym: azud
- bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia)
- Synonyms: espadaña, gladio
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