frenu

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Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish freno.

Noun

frenu

  1. bit (metal placed in a horse's mouth)
  2. brake (device to stop or slow a vehicle)

References

  • Aguilar Feria, Martimiana, García Rojas, Vicente, Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena (2017) Diccionario mixteco de Magdalena Peñasco (Saꞌan Ñuu Savi) (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 50)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 29