angazo

Galician

angazo

Alternative forms

engazo

Etymology

From anga (“handle”) +‎ -azo, from Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with Portuguese engaço.^[1]

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡaθo̝/

Noun

angazo m (plural angazos)

hand rake.

Synonyms

anciño

Related terms

anga (“handle”)
angarela (“winch”)
engado (“bait”)

References

“angazo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“angazo” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“angazo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. angazo.

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