azada

Leonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia (“axe”). Compare Spanish azada, Galician aixada, Portuguese enxada.

Noun

azada f (plural azadas)

1. hoe (agricultural tool)

References

• AEDLL

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish açada, from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from Latin ascia. Compare Portuguese enxada and Catalan aixada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθada/ [aˈθa.ð̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsada/ [aˈsa.ð̞a]
• Homophone: asada (non-Castilian)

Noun

azada f (plural azadas)

1. hoe (agricultural tool)

Derived terms

• azadón

Further reading

• “azada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014