aceña

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (assánya), from Arabic السَّانِيَة‎ (as-sāniya, “water scoop, water wheel”), feminine singular active participle of سَنَا‎ (sanā, “to water, to shine, to draw water”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθeɲa/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈseɲa/

aceña f (plural aceñas)

1. water mill; flour mill

   Synonym: molino

2. water wheel

   Synonym: azud

3. (botany) bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia)

   Synonyms: espadaña, gladio

• aceña on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• “aceña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.