azenha

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya).[1][2] Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.

Pronunciation

 

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈzɐ(j).ɲɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈze.ɲɐ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ze‧nha

Noun

azenha f (plural azenhas)

  1. water mill with a vertical water wheel
    Synonym: atafona

References

  1. ^ azenha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ azenha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024