empena

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See also: empeña and empeñá

Galician

Verb

empena

  1. inflection of empenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

empena f (plural empenas)

  1. (architecture) gable (triangular area of wall just under the roof)
  2. warping of wood due to heat or humidity

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empena

  1. inflection of empenar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative