Etymology

tahona

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Today it means: A mill for crushing ore, powered by horses or mules. Full definition →

Spanish tahona ← Old Spanish atahona ← Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna)
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  1. Arabicطَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna)
  2. Old Spanishatahona
  3. Spanishtahona
  4. English todaytahona

Borrowed from Spanish tahona, from Old Spanish atahona, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna).

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