tahona

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noun

A mill for crushing ore, powered by horses or mules.

OriginSpanish tahona ← Old Spanish atahona ← Arabic طَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna) →
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Meanings

nountahona (plural tahonas)

plural tahonas

  1. A mill for crushing ore, powered by horses or mules.

Origin

  1. Arabicطَاحُونَة (ṭāḥūna)
  2. Old Spanishatahona
  3. Spanishtahona
  4. Englishtahona

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

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APA

tahona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahona

MLA

“tahona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahona. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahona.

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