angarela
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an earlier *angadela, a diminutive form of *angado (“bent; angled”), from anga (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook, angle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
angarela f (plural angarelas)
- windlass or crane which is used to hang and handle a pot or cauldron over the fire
- Synonyms: andante, burro, guindastre
- crane used in a mill to handle the millstone
- Synonym: guindastre
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “angarela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “angarela” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.