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senra.

swidden; communal terrain, usually left fallow, undivided and covered by bushes, which is eventually slashed and burned for the temporal production of rye or wheat. alternative form of seara

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛnra/[ˈs̺ɛn.rɐ]
  1. swidden; communal terrain, usually left fallow, undivided and covered by bushes, which is eventually slashed and burned for the temporal production of rye or wheat. alternative form of seara

    feminine
Where this word comes from

In western Galician, from Old Galician-Portuguese *sẽara; in eastern Galician from senra. Attested in local Medieval Latin documents since the 9th century as senara, from Paleo-Hispanic *senara, probably a compound of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *senara (“piece of land cultivated on the side”), from *sen- (“separation”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”)) + *aryeti (“to plow”). Cognate with Portuguese senra, seara and Spanish serna.

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