atafona

Portuguese

Etymology

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Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese atafona
Portuguese atafona

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atafona, from Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna, “mill”), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Galician tafona and Spanish tahona.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧fo‧na

    Noun

    atafona f (plural atafonas)

    1. water mill with a vertical water wheel
      Synonym: azenha

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