francada

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear”) + the collective Galician suffix -ada. Compare forcada (“pitchfork”), from forca, idem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɾaŋˈkaða̝/

Noun

francada f (plural francadas)

a fish spear; a pronged harpoon

Synonyms

fisga

References

“francada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“francada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“francada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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