azenha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic السَّانِيَة (as-sāniya).[1][2] Cognate with Galician acea and Spanish aceña.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈzẽ.ɲɐ/ [aˈzẽ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈze.ɲa/

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈzɐ(j).ɲɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈze.ɲɐ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ze‧nha

Noun

azenha f (plural azenhas)

  1. water mill with a vertical water wheel
    Synonym: atafona

References
  1. “azenha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “azenha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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