abeaca

== Galician == === Alternative forms === xéi̯fas (La Coruña), abeacas (Santiago), aƀeákas (Serreaus), aƀíakas (Feces), aƀjákas (Orense), aƀȩ́kas (Southeast, Vigo), ȩƀjȩ́kᵃs (Chaves), ȩƀjákᵃs (Santo Lourenço), iƀȩ́kes (Vila Real), ai̯ƀáka (Areosa), mondai̯ƀáca (Taveiro) === Etymology === Uncertain. It could come from a farmers call ahí vaca, or from Latin alapa (“blow, smack”) via Spanish álabe (*alebacas > *aebacas > abeacas). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aβeˈaka̝] === Noun === abeaca f (plural abeacas) mouldboard; in Galician traditional ploughs, a pair of pieces next to the blade which turn over the earth Synonyms: gueifa, orelleira === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abeaca”, 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), “abeaca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abeaca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN