ferraña
See also: ferrana
Galician
Alternative forms
- ferrá, ferrán, ferraxe
Etymology
From Latin farrāginem (“fodder”), from far (“spelt”).[1] Compare the evolution of sartaña (“frying pan”), from Latin sartāginem (“frying pan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈraɲa̝/
Noun
ferraña f (plural ferrañas)
- green rye used as fodder
- Synonym: mosqueira
- fodder
- Synonym: forraxe
References
- “ferraña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “ferraña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ferraña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “andén”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos