caño

See also: cano, Cano, canó, ĉano, ca-nô, and ca nô

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑɲʊ]

Noun

caño m (plural caños)

1. Alternative form of coaño (chaff)

   Synonym: aresta

Derived terms

• cañeira

References

• “caño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “caño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “caño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From caña, or from Latin canneus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲo/ [ˈka.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -aɲo
• Syllabification: ca‧ño

Noun

caño m (plural caños)

1. tube or pipe

   Synonym: tubo

2. spout
3. gutter
4. drain
5. navigation channel
6. (soccer) nutmeg, the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent

   Synonym: túnel

7. (Argentina, colloquial) joint

Derived terms

• baile del caño
• cañón

 

Related terms

• destapacaños

 

Further reading

• “caño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014