canal
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from Latin canālis (“canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
canal (plural canals)
- An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another
- A tubular channel within the body.
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Translations [edit]
artificial waterway
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a tubular channel within the body
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Verb [edit]
canal (third-person singular simple present canals, present participle canaling or canalling, simple past and past participle canaled or canalled)
- To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
- 1968, Louisiana State University, Proceedings[1], page 165:
- In the mangrove-type salt marsh, the entire marsh must be canaled or impounded.
- 1968, Louisiana State University, Proceedings[1], page 165:
- To travel along a canal by boat
- 1905, William Yoast Morgan, A Journey of a Jayhawker, page 211:
- Near Rotterdam we canalled by Delfthaven.
- 1905, William Yoast Morgan, A Journey of a Jayhawker, page 211:
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canals)
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canaux)
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canaux)
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Portuguese canal, from Latin canālis (“canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canais)
- ditch
- canal (artificial waterway)
- (radio) channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)
- (television) television channel
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- (canal): canal-do-Panamá
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French canal, from Latin canalis.
Noun [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -al
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canales)
Derived terms [edit]
Venetian [edit]
Noun [edit]
canal m (plural canałi)
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Akkadian
- English terms derived from Sumerian
- English nouns
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- Catalan terms derived from Latin
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- Jèrriais terms derived from Latin
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