mesana

Asturian

Noun

mesana f (plural mesanes)

  1. (nautical) mizzen

Derived terms

Ladin

Adjective

mesana

  1. feminine singular of mesan

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mezzana.

Noun

mesana f (plural mesanas)

  1. (nautical) mizzen
    • Tenía dos vergas en el palo de trinquete, y en el de mesana que era pequeñísimo flotaba un jirón rojo
      It had two yards on the foresail mast, and on that of the tiny mizzen was flapping a ripped rag.

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