quenlla

Galician

Quenlla

Alternative forms

• caella, quella

Etymology 1

From Latin canicula (“dogfish, shark”), diminutive of canis (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnʎa̝/

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

1. shark

   Synonym: tiburón

2. blue shark

Etymology 2

A quella or quenlla drives water to the watermill, in Castroverde, Galicia

From Latin canalicula (“gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel”).

Alternative forms

• quenlle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnʎa̝/

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

1. channel; ditch; gutter

   Synonyms: cal, caldeira, canle

2. shoe (of the hopper of a mill)

   Synonyms: adella, causela

3. gorge (mountain pass); defile

   Synonyms: calella, canella, quella, groba

4. fosse

   Synonyms: gabia, groba

Derived terms

• Quella
• Quellas
• Quenlla
• quenllada
• quenllo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quenlla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quenlla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN