picaña

See also: picana and Pićana

Galician

Galician hoes and picañas

Alternative forms

• picoña

Etymology

From pico (“beak; prong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkaɲa/ [piˈkɑ.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Hyphenation: pi‧ca‧ña

Noun

picaña f (plural picañas)

1. two-pronged hoe

   Synonym: ranqueiro

Related terms

• picaraña
• pico

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “picaña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “picaña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “picaña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly derived from earlier picana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈkaɲa/ [piˈka.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧ña

Noun

picaña f (plural picañas)

1. a type of rump steak; picanha

Descendants

• →? Portuguese: picanha
  • → English: picanha
  • → French: picanha