ferreña

Galician

Galician tambourine with ferreñas ("jingles")

Etymology

From ferreño (“of iron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [feˈreɲɐ]

Adjective

ferreña

1. feminine of ferreño

Derived terms

• herba ferreña

Noun

ferreña f (plural ferreñas)

1. (music) jingle (of a tambourine)
2. (music) zill
3. (geology) ferruginous sandstone

References

• “ferreña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ferreñas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ferreña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.