cardeña

See also: cárdena, Cardena, and Cardeña

Galician

Etymology

From cardo +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɾˈðeɲɐ]

Noun

cardeña f (plural cardeñas)

1. (historical) kind of gisarme or polearm used both as a tool and as weapon by the Galician peasants

   Synonyms: bisarma, foucegata

References

• “cardeña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cardeña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cardeña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.