quenlla

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Galician

Quenlla

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Latin canicula (“dogfish, shark”), diminutive of canis (“dog”).

Pronunciation

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

  1. shark
    Synonyms: tabeirón, cailón
  2. blue shark

Etymology 2

A quella or quenlla drives water to the watermill, in Castroverde, Galicia

From Latin canalicula (“gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

  1. channel; ditch; gutter
    Synonyms: cal, caldeira, canle
  2. shoe (of the hopper of a mill)
    Synonyms: adella, causela
  3. gorge (mountain pass); defile
    Synonyms: calella, canella, quella, groba
  4. fosse
    Synonyms: gabia, groba
Derived terms

References

  • “quenlla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “quenlla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “quenlla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “quenlla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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