angazo

Galician

angazo

Alternative forms

• angaço, engaço (reintegrationist)
• engazo

Etymology

From anga (“handle”) +‎ -azo, from Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Cognate with Portuguese engaço.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡaθo̝/

Noun

angazo m (plural angazos)

1. hand rake

   Synonym: anciño

Related terms

• anga (“handle”)
• angarela (“winch”)
• engado (“bait”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “angazo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “angazo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “angazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN