canipa

Galician

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from a Germanic language, compare Dutch knippen (“to cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɑˈnipɐ]

Noun

canipa f (plural canipas)

  1. branch, twig, especially when used as firewood
    Synonyms: acha, cavaco
    • 1895, Xesús Rodríguez López, Cousas das mulleres:
      xuntando unhas canipas puso as pallas baixo delas asta que prendeu o lume
      putting together some twigs, he put the straws under them until the fire started

References
  • “canipa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “canipa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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