ferreña

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Galician

Galician tambourine with ferreñas ("jingles")

Etymology

From ferreño (of iron).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ferreña

  1. feminine of ferreño

Derived terms

Noun

ferreña f (plural ferreñas)

  1. (music) jingle (of a tambourine)
  2. (music) zill
  3. (geology) ferruginous sandstone

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