gallinaza

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gallīnācea, femine of gallīnāceus. Compare Romanian găinaț.

Noun

gallinaza f (plural gallinazas)

1. hen droppings (used as fertilizer)
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 312:

     La gallinaza, usada en forma de untura, es primorosa para hacer salir barbas a los adolescentes.

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Further reading

• “gallinaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10