echona

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun ichuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃona/ [eˈt͡ʃo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: e‧cho‧na

Noun

echona f (plural echonas)

1. sickle

   Synonym: hoz

2. scythe

   Synonym: guadaña

Further reading

• “echona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16