aguana

Galician

aguana / aguaneta / aguaneiro

Alternative forms

• ougana
• agoaña

Etymology

From auga (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɣwanɐ], [aɣoˈanɐ]

Noun

aguana f (plural aguanas)

1. water vole

   Synonyms: aguadana, aguaneiro, aguaneta, leirón, rata de auga

2. desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

   Synonyms: aguadana, aguaneiro, aguaneta

Related terms

• auga

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aguana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aguana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aguana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN