canipa

Galician

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from a Germanic language, compare Dutch knippen (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈnipɐ]

Noun

canipa f (plural canipas)

1. branch, twig, especially when used as firewood

   Synonyms: acha, cavaco

   • 1895, Xesús Rodríguez López, Cousas das mulleres:

     xuntando unhas canipas puso as pallas baixo delas asta que prendeu o lume

     putting together some twigs, he put the straws under them until the fire started

References

• “canipa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “canipa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.