azada

Leonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from ascia (“axe”). Compare Spanish azada, Galician aixada, Portuguese enxada.

Noun

azada f (plural azadas)

1. hoe (agricultural tool)

References

• “azada”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2025

Spanish

 azada on Spanish Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish açada, from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from Latin ascia. Compare Portuguese enxada and Catalan aixada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθada/ [aˈθa.ð̞a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aˈsada/ [aˈsa.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧za‧da
• Homophone: (Latin America) asada

Noun

azada f (plural azadas)

1. hoe (agricultural tool)

   Synonym: lampa

Derived terms

• azadón

Further reading

• “azada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024