ascua

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Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Debated. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (ash, ashes).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember
    Synonyms: brasa, remol, rescaldo
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Debated. From azcona, probably from Basque.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. (archaic) spear

References[edit]

  • ascua” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • ascua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • ascua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • ascua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish[edit]

ascuas

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaskwa/ [ˈas.kwa]
  • Rhymes: -askwa
  • Syllabification: as‧cua

Noun[edit]

ascua f (plural ascuas)

  1. ember

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]