duviachu

Asturian

FWOTD – 23 March 2015

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈbjat͡ʃu/, [d̪uˈβ̞ja.t͡ɕu]

Noun

duviachu m (plural duviachos)

1. (agriculture, Palacios del Sil) an irrigation canal
   • Roberto González-Quevedo, La yerba en Palacios de Sil in 1997, Cultures, volume 7, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 339:

     Nel prau hai unos duviachos que reparten l’augua perfeutamente por tol prau.

     In the field there are some canals that distribute the water perfectly throughout the entire field.