gadaña

See also: gadana

Galician

Gadaña

Etymology

Probably from Frankish *waithanjan (“to pasture, forage”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”). Compare Portuguese gadanha, Spanish guadaña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈðaɲa̝/

Noun

gadaña f (plural gadañas)

1. scythe

Further reading

• “gadaña”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• “gadaña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.