coaño

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate language.

Alternative forms

• caño, cuaño

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊ̯aɲʊ]

Noun

coaño m (plural coaños)

1. chaff and awn

   Synonyms: muíña, palla, tasco

2. awn

   Synonyms: argana, aresta

3. capsule of flax, after letting the flaxseed out

Derived terms

• coaña
• coañar
• coañeira

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

coaño

1. first-person singular present indicative of coañar