guadaña

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See also: Guadana

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈdaɲa/
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: gua‧da‧ña

Etymology 1

Of Germanic origin, (compare Spanish guadañar (“to mow”)), probably from Old Frankish *waiþanjan (“to pasture, forage”), from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”), or derived from guadañar. Cognate with Old High German weidanōn (“to hunt, forage for food”) and Sicilian vadagna. More at gain.

Noun

guadaña f (plural guadañas)

  1. scythe
    Synonym: (Chile) echona
Descendants
  • Galician: gadaña
  • Portuguese: gadanha
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

guadaña

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

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