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Galician
Etymology 1
Back-formation from lañar.
Pronunciation
Noun
laña f (plural lañas)
- skin crack
- gap, crack, fissure
- Synonyms: fenda, regaña
- the act of preparing fish for curing it, which implies opening and gutting
- rascal, scoundrel
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “laña”, 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), “laña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “laña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
laña
- inflection of lañar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative