quenlla

Galician

Quenlla

Alternative forms

• quenlha (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛnɟa/ [ˈkɛn.ɟɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛnɟa
• Hyphenation: quen‧lla

Etymology 1

From Latin canicula (“dogfish, shark”), diminutive of canis (“dog”).

Alternative forms

• quella

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

1. shark

   Synonyms: tiburón, tabeirón, cailón

2. blue shark

Etymology 2

A quella or quenlla drives water to the watermill, in Castroverde, Galicia

From Latin canalicula (“gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel”).

Alternative forms

• quenlle

Noun

quenlla f (plural quenllas)

1. channel; ditch; gutter

   Synonyms: cal, caldeira, canle

2. shoe (of the hopper of a mill)

   Synonyms: adella, causela

3. gorge (mountain pass); defile

   Synonyms: calella, canella, quella, groba

4. fosse

   Synonyms: gabia, groba

Derived terms

• Quella
• Quellas
• Quenlla
• quenllada
• quenllo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quenlla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quenlla”, 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), “quenlla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “quenlla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN