esfuecha

Asturian

FWOTD – 2 February 2014

Alternative forms

• esfueya
• esẖueya (Llangréu)
• esbueya, erbueya, ergüeya (Ayer)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈfwet͡ʃa/, [esˈfwe.t͡ɕa]

Noun

esfuecha f (plural esfueches)

1. (Ayer, Cabranes, Parres, Sobrescobiu, Mieres, Taberga, central) the act of husking maize
2. (Ḷḷena, Llangréu, Ayer, Taberga) a gathering of people to husk maize
   • 1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 70:

     «La esfuecha, al cabu, yera una fiesta. […]

     “The esfuecha, at the end, was a party. […]

Synonyms

• (act of husking maize): esfoyaza (Cabranes, Sobrescobiu, central), esbilla (Cabranes), esfochón (Taberga)
• (gathering to husk maize): esfochón (Taberga)

Related terms

• esfochar