caña

See also: cana, Cana, canâ, canã, cană, cána, and c'aŋa

Asturian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin canna (“reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

caña f (plural cañes)

1. cane
2. reed
3. branch
4. glass of beer

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Galician

Etymology

Perhaps form Spanish caña (“cane, reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa̝/

Noun

caña m (plural cañas)

1. aguardiente, a brandy or distillate of grape pomace

   Synonym: augardente

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin canna (“reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa/ [ˈka.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

caña f (plural cañas)

1. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane)
2. reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water)
3. slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer
4. glass of beer
5. (Chile, informal) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking)
6. (anatomy) shank (part of the leg between the knee and the ankle)

Derived terms

• caña de azúcar
• caña de pescar
• caña del timón
• cañada
• caño
• sapo de caña
• tirar la caña

 

Related terms

• cañaveral
• cañón

 

Further reading

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