espadaña

== Spanish == === Etymology === From espada (“sword”). Compare Catalan espadanya and Galician espadana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espaˈdaɲa/ [es.paˈð̞a.ɲa] Rhymes: -aɲa Syllabification: es‧pa‧da‧ña === Noun === espadaña f (plural espadañas) bulrush, cattail (Typha latifolia) Synonyms: aceña, gladio, (New Mexico) aguapá (architecture) bell-gable === Further reading === “espadaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025