leña
Galician
Etymology
13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese lenna (“firewood”), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (“log”).
Pronunciation
Noun
leña f (plural uncountable)
- firewood (pieces gathered to make fire)
- 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en Romance:
- A quem Deus quer bem, o vento lle apaña a leña
- the wind collects the firewood of the ones well loved by God
- A quem Deus quer bem, o vento lle apaña a leña
- 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en Romance:
Related terms
References
- Template:R:DDGM
- “leña” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “leña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- Template:R:TILG
- “leña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ligna, plural of lignum.
Pronunciation
Noun
leña f (plural leñas)
Related terms
- echar leña al fuego
- hacer leña del árbol caído
- leñador
- leñar
- leñero
- leño
- leñoso
- leña menuda (“kindling”)
- estufa de leña (“wood stove”)
See also
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