aixada

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia (axe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈʃa.ðə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ajˈʃa.ða]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

aixada f (plural aixades)

  1. hoe (agricultural tool)

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century. From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia. Cognate with Portuguese enxada, Spanish azada, Catalan aixada, Occitan aissada.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ajˈʃada/ [a̠jˈʃa.ð̞ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Hyphenation: ai‧xa‧da

Noun

aixada f (plural aixadas)

  1. hoe (agricultural tool)
    Synonyms: legón, sacho

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991), “azada”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos