gadanha

Portuguese

/ɡa.ˈdɐ.ɲɐ/, /ɡɐ.ˈðɐ.ɲɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • scythe
  • a large spoon used to eat soup
  • claw of a bird of prey

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian guadaña (scythe) derived from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 derived from Frankish *waiþanjan (graze, pasture, hunt, hunt for food, forage, get food) derived from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (pasture, food, hunt, a hunt, grassland).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waiþō

Gloss

pasture, food, hunt, a hunt, grassland

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

牧

Emoji

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