argana

See also: argāna and argānā

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Paleo-Hispanic *arganna,[1] perhaps Celtic (compare French ergot). Cognate with Spanish argaña.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈɣana̝/

Noun

argana f (plural arganas)

  1. awn (beard of grain)
    Synonym: aresta
  2. thorn of fish

Derived terms

  • Arganedo
  • Arganosa

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “argaya”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos