comuña

See also: comuna and comună

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin commūnia, neuter plural of commūnis (common, general).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈmuɲa/ [koˈmu.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: co‧mu‧ña

Noun

comuña f (plural comuñes)

  1. community
    Synonym: comunidá
  2. sharecropping
  3. communal or public property
    Synonym: común
  4. collective work
    Synonym: andecha
  5. work brigade, group of workers
  6. (colloquial) lice
    Synonym: pioyu

Derived terms

  • comuñeru
  • a comuña
  • acomuñar
  • en comuña
  • facer comuña
  • Comuñes (abandoned village in Morcín, Central Asturias)

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “comuña”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • comuña”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin commūnia, neuter plural of commūnis (common, general).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈmuɲa/ [koˈmu.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -uɲa
  • Syllabification: co‧mu‧ña

Noun

comuña f (plural comuñas)

  1. a mixture of wheat and rye
    Synonym: camuña
  2. any seed, grain or oat, except barley, rye, or wheat

Derived terms

  • camuña

Further reading