foucegata

Galician

Etymology

From fouce (sickle) +‎ gata (cat)

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /fowθeˈɡata/ [fow.θeˈɣ̞ɑ.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /fowθeˈħata/ [fow.θeˈħɑ.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada and seseo) /fowseˈħata/ [fow.seˈħɑ.t̪ɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: fou‧ce‧ga‧ta

Noun

foucegata m (plural foucegatas)

  1. a polearm: kind of long shafted sickle with a back hook which was still in use during the early 20th century among the Galician peasants
    Synonym: bisarma

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