atafona

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الطَاحُونَة (aṭ-ṭāḥūna), from Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna, “mill”). Compare Galician tafona and Spanish tahona.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.taˈfõ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.taˈfo.na/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧fo‧na

Noun

atafona f (plural atafonas)

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

Further reading

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