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leña

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Galician

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Leña

Etymology

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13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenha (firewood), from Latin ligna, plural of lignum (log). Compare Portuguese lenha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleɲa/ [ˈle.ɲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Hyphenation: le‧ña

Noun

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leña f (uncountable)

  1. firewood (pieces gathered to make fire)
    • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes o proverbios en Romance:
      A quem Deus quer bem, o vento lle apaña a leña
      the wind collects the firewood of the ones well loved by God
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References

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleɲa/ [ˈle.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Syllabification: le‧ña

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish lenna, from Latin ligna, plural of lignum.

Noun

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leña f (plural leñas)

  1. firewood, wood (pieces of wood gathered to burn as fuel)
  2. kindling
    Synonym: astillas
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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leña

  1. inflection of leñar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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