caneca

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Galician

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Etymology

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Germanic; cognate with can, or from cano +‎ -eca, from Latin canna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug
    Synonyms: xerra, brico

References

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Portuguese

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caneca

Etymology

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Germanic; cognate with can, or from cano +‎ -eca, from Latin canna.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧ca

Noun

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caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug

Descendants

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  • Hunsrik: Kanecker
  • Kimbundu: neka

References

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  1. ^ caneca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ caneca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese caneca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈneka/ [kaˈne.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: ca‧ne‧ca

Noun

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caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. gin flask
  2. any of a number of types of containers
  3. (Colombia) trash (container into which things are discarded; trash can)
  4. (Colombia) can (cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium)

Derived terms

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Adjective

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caneca f

  1. feminine singular of caneco

Further reading

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