azenha

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya).[1][2] Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈzɐ(j).ɲɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈze.ɲɐ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ze‧nha

Noun

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azenha f (plural azenhas)

  1. water mill with a vertical water wheel
    Synonym: atafona

References

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  1. ^ “azenha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “azenha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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