andecha

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • endecha
  • andeicha (Teberga, Somiedu)
  • endeicha (Teberga, Somiedu)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin indicta from indictus (announced).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdet͡ʃa/ [ãn̪ˈd̪e.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -etʃa
  • Syllabification: an‧de‧cha

Noun

andecha f (plural andeches)

  1. group of people working together on a project or job.
  2. Collective work, collective work that the inhabitants of a village do for the benefit of the village as a whole
    n'andechain collaboration, in partnership
    • 1887, Xosé Caveda y Nava, Los namoraos de l'aldea[1]:
      Si t ' afayes en mio andecha
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    • 1921, Enrique García Rendueles, Na muerte de D. Angel Cifuentes[2], archived from the original on 16 July 2024:
      Porque una vez n' andecha,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1926, Pepín de Pría, Nel y Flor, Los dos rapazos[3]:
      nin mayanza nin andecha,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)