zanja

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See also: zanjá

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish zanja.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zanja (plural zanjas)

  1. An irrigation canal in Latin America.
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθanxa/ [ˈθãŋ.xa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsanxa/ [ˈsãŋ.xa]
  • Rhymes: -anxa
  • Syllabification: zan‧ja

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Basque zanga, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sengh- (possibly borrowed via Proto-Celtic [Term?]).

Noun

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zanja f (plural zanjas)

  1. ditch; trench
    Synonyms: trinchera, cuneta

Etymology 2

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Verb

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zanja

  1. inflection of zanjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

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  • Sobre la etimología del vasco zanga y del español zanja, Fernando Fernández Palacios, in Fontes linguae vasconum: Studia et documenta, Navarra:Institución Príncipe de Viana, 1969. Accessible at Fundación Dialnet

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