aixada

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia (axe).

Pronunciation

Noun

aixada f (plural aixades)

  1. hoe (agricultural tool)

Further reading

Galician

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A hoe

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century. From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia. Cognate with Portuguese enxada, Spanish azada, Catalan aixada, Occitan aissada.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

aixada f (plural aixadas)

  1. hoe (agricultural tool)
    Synonyms: legón, sacho

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “azada”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos