angarela

Galician

Angarela or guindastre

Etymology

From an earlier *angadela, a diminutive form of *angado (bent; angled), from anga (hook), from Proto-Germanic *angô (hook, angle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋɡaɾela̝/

Noun

angarela f (plural angarelas)

  1. windlass or crane which is used to hang and handle a pot or cauldron over the fire
    Synonyms: andante, burro, guindastre
  2. crane used in a mill to handle the millstone
    Synonym: guindastre

References

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