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Galician
Etymology
From Latin farrāginem (“fodder”), from far (“emmer”).[1] Compare the evolution of sartaña (“frying pan”), from Latin sartāginem (“frying pan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ferraña f (plural ferrañas)
- green rye used as fodder
- Synonym: mosqueira
- fodder
- Synonym: forraxe
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferraña”, 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), “ferraña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferraña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN