sartaña

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sartana, from Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (frying pan). Cognate with Portuguese sertã and Spanish sartén.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɾˈtaɲa/ [s̺aɾˈt̪a.ɲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Hyphenation: sar‧ta‧ña

Noun

sartaña f (plural sartañas)

  1. frying pan
    Synonyms: panela, tixola
    • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en romance:
      Quen quiser que[i]mar a casa sen sentir, vse sartaña e vse candil (proverb)
      He/She who wishes to burn the house without a thought, must use a frying pan and an [oil] lantern

Derived terms

  • sartañada
  • Sartaxes

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