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Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish guadaña (“scythe”), from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (waiþaneis), or Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”). Both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
- Hyphenation: ga‧da‧nha
Noun
gadanha f (plural gadanhas)
- scythe
- Synonyms: gadanho, alfanje
- a large spoon used to eat soup
- claw of a bird of prey
- Synonyms: gadanho, garra, unha
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Etymology 2
Verb
gadanha
- inflection of gadanhar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative