tahaxan

Guanche

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Berber *teβăle.

Noun

tahaxan

1. (Gran Canaria) ewe, sheep

   Synonym: (in the Tenerife dialect) hara (“ewe, sheep”)

   • 1772, José de Viera y Clavijo, Noticias de la historia general de las Islas de Canaria, page 131:

     Tahaxan. Ovaja.

     Tahaxan. Ewe.