nabiña

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nabo (turnip) +‎ -iña.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nabiña f (plural nabiñas)

  1. turnip seed
    • 19th century, folk song:
      Sementei nabiña vèlla
      n'a tèrra non formentou.
      ¿Qu'hei de facer, de min triste,
      s'a nòva se me acabou!
      I planted old turnip seeds
      on the ground, didn't grew.
      Pity me, what I'm gonna do
      if I ran out of new one?
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