aceña

See also: acena

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (assánya), from Arabic السَّانِيَة (as-sāniya, “water scoop, water wheel”), feminine singular active participle of سَنَا (sanā, “to water, to shine, to draw water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθeɲa/ [aˈθe.ɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈseɲa/ [aˈse.ɲa]

Noun

aceña f (plural aceñas)

1. water mill; flour mill

   Synonym: molino

2. water wheel

   Synonym: azud

3. (botany) bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia)

   Synonyms: espadaña, gladio

Further reading

• aceña on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• “aceña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014