mesana

Asturian

Noun

mesana f (plural mesanes)

1. (nautical) mizzen

Derived terms

• palu de mesana

Ladin

Adjective

mesana

1. feminine singular of mesan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mezzana.

Noun

mesana f (plural mesanas)

1. (nautical) mizzen
   • Tenía dos vergas en el palo de trinquete, y en el de mesana que era pequeñísimo flotaba un jirón rojo

     It had two yards on the foresail mast, and on that of the tiny mizzen was flapping a ripped rag.

Further reading

• “mesana”, 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