moxena

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moˈʃena̝/

Noun

moxena f (plural moxenas)

spark (detached from burning material)
- c. 1300, R. Martínez López (ed.), General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV. Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 209:
  et vio sayr ẽno ayre feyscas et moxenas da terra [asi] cõmo de forno que arde
  and he saw embers and sparks emerging from the land and going into the air, as from an burning oven

Synonyms

charamusca, faísca, muxica

References

“moxena” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“moxena” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“moxena” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“moxena” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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