coañeira

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Galician

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Etymology

From coaño (chaff) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

Noun

coañeira f (plural coañeiras)

  1. broom used for sweeping the chaff out the threshing floor
    Synonyms: coaña, coañadeira
  2. conical top of a haystack
    Synonym: curuto
  3. place, usually by the house, for the traditional preparation of compost; midden
    Synonym: estrumeira
    • c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:
      Xunta ó monton nun cazolo
      è dicindo “Avemaria”
      arrebolo na cañeira
      he gathers the mound in a chamber pot
      and saying "Ave Maria"
      throws it in the midden
  4. traditional compost prepared with chaff, brushwood and dung
    Synonym: estrume
  5. trash, waste, garbage; garbage can
    Synonym: lixo

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