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atafona.

watermill with a vertical water wheel

7 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.taˈfõ.nɐ/Brazil/ɐ.tɐˈfo.nɐ/Portugal
  1. watermill with a vertical water wheel

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Galician-Portuguese atafona Portuguese atafona Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese atafona, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna). Compare Galician tafona and Spanish tahona.

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