canado

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See also: Canado, canado-, and Canado-

Galician

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Etymology

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13th century. Derived, with the suffix -ado, from Latin canna (cane) or from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (can, tankard).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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canado m (plural canados)

  1. jug used for milking or watering
    • 1402, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 342:
      It. huun canado de trager a agoa
      Item, a jug for bringing water
  2. a traditional measure of capacity, equivalent to 32 or 64 l
    • 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:
      douſ canadoσ de bjnõ mole aa bica do lagar por la medida de Monforte
      two canados of soft wine [taken] from the mouth of the wine press, as they are measured in Monforte
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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧na‧do

Noun

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canado m (plural canados)

  1. khanate (the realm of a khan)