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Galician
Etymology 1
Deverbal from aganar (“to choke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agano m (plural aganos)
- choke, chocking
- certain venomous bug and sickness which causes to the animals that eat it
- Synonym: carranco
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “agano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “agano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “agano”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
agano
- first-person singular present indicative of aganar
Swahili
Etymology
From -agana.
Pronunciation
Noun
agano (ma class, plural maagano)
- pact, agreement, contract
- promise
- (Christianity) testament
Derived terms