laña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lana"

Galician

Alternative forms

• lanha (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

Back-formation from lañar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɲa̝/

Noun

laña f (plural lañas)

1. skin crack
2. gap, crack, fissure

   Synonyms: fenda, regaña

3. the act of preparing fish for curing it, which implies opening and gutting
4. rascal, scoundrel

Related terms

• lañar
• laño

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “laña”, 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), “laña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “laña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

laña

1. inflection of lañar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative