sartaña

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Galician

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Laxe da Sartaña ("Stone of the pan") petroglyph, Porto do Son

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (frying pan). Cognate with Portuguese sertã and Spanish sartén.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sartaña f (plural sartañas)

  1. frying pan
    Synonyms: panela, tixola
    • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en romance:
      Quen quiser que[i]mar a casa sen sentir, vse sartaña e vse candil (proverb)
      He/She who wishes to burn the house without a thought, must use a frying pan and an [oil] lantern

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