enxada

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) hoe (agricultural tool)
2. (feminine, figuratively) work tool
3. (feminine, figuratively) livelihood

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of enxadar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of enxadar:

enxadar

to hoe (to turn soil using a hoe)

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Concepts

hoe

spade

spud

raking

mattok

sarcle

Synonyms

cavadeira

pá

sacho

Translations

houe

schoffel

Hacke

azada

zappa

azadón

spade

aixada

binette

spa

Spaten

τσάπα

bêche

hak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽˈʃa.dɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ascia

Cognate with Galician: aixada

Cognate with Spanish: azada

Cognate with Catalan: aixada

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from Latin ascia. Compare Galician aixada, Spanish azada, and Catalan aixada.