azenha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السَّانِيَة (as-sāniya). Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzẽ.ɲɐ/ [aˈzẽ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzẽ.ɲɐ/ [aˈzẽ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈze.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzɐ(j).ɲɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈze.ɲɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ze‧nha

Noun

azenha f (plural azenhas)

1. water mill with a vertical water wheel

   Synonym: atafona