guadaña

See also: Guadana

Spanish

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, (compare Spanish guadañar (“to mow”)), probably from Old Frankish *waithanjan (“to pasture, forage”), from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (“hunt, pasture, food”), or derived from guadañar. Cognate with Old High German weidanōn (“to hunt, forage for food”). More at gain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈdaɲa/, [ɡwaˈðaɲa]

Noun

guadaña f (plural guadañas)

scythe

Synonyms

echona (Chile)

Descendants

Galician: gadaña
Portuguese: gadanha

See also

hoz

Further reading

“guadaña” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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