argana

See also: argāna and argānā

Galician

Alternative forms

esgana

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *arganna,[1] perhaps Celtic (compare French ergot). Cognate with Spanish argaña.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾˈɣana̝/

Noun

argana f (plural arganas)

awn (beard of grain)
Synonym: aresta
thorn of fish

Derived terms

Arganedo
Arganosa

Related terms

argueiro

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “argaya”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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