sedeño

See also: Sedeno

Galician

Alternative forms

  • sedello

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from seda (bristle). Compare Portuguese sedenho, French séton, Old Occitan sedon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈðeɲo̝/

Noun

sedeño m (plural sedeños)

  1. (medicine) seton
    • 1409,
      et demays meter ll'as sedenos sooa garganta ende que os homores aian careira para sair fora porllo mouemento das sedas
      even more, you shall insert setons under its throat so that the humors have a way to come out because of the movement of the bristles
  2. rope used for fastening a load
    Synonyms: cabestro, adival, trelo, liame

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