ferreña

Galician

Galician tambourine with ferreñas ("jingles")

Etymology

From ferreño (“of iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feˈreɲɐ]

Adjective

ferreña

1. feminine of ferreño

Derived terms

• herba ferreña

Noun

ferreña f (plural ferreñas)

1. (music) jingle (of a tambourine)
2. (music) zill
3. (geology) ferruginous sandstone

References

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