ganancial

adjective

ga·nan·cial

gəˈnanchəl,

Spanish gȧnȧnˈthyȧl or -ˈsyȧl

: being, relating to, or held under the Spanish system of law that controls the title and disposition of the property acquired during marriage by a spouse

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, relating to profit, held jointly by husband and wife, from ganancia profit, from ganar to gain, earn, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse gana to gape, stare; akin to Greek chaskein to gape, yawn