coañeira

Galician

Alternative forms

• cañeira, cuañeira

Etymology

From coaño (“chaff”) +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊ̯aˈɲejɾɐ]

Noun

coañeira f (plural coañeiras)

1. broom used for sweeping the chaff out the threshing floor

   Synonyms: coaña, coañadeira

2. conical top of a haystack

   Synonym: curuto

3. place, usually by the house, for the traditional preparation of compost; midden

   Synonym: estrumeira

   • c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:

     Xunta ó monton nun cazolo
     è dicindo “Avemaria”
     arrebolo na cañeira

     he gathers the mound in a chamber pot
     and saying "Ave Maria"
     throws it in the midden

4. traditional compost prepared with chaff, brushwood and dung

   Synonym: estrume

5. trash, waste, garbage; garbage can

   Synonym: lixo

Related terms

• coaño

References

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