canell

Catalan

Etymology

From cana +‎ -ell, from an older variant of canya, from Latin canna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈneʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈneʎ]

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• Rhymes: -eʎ

Noun

canell m (plural canells)

1. wrist

   Synonym: (Valencian) monyica

Derived terms

• canellera

Related terms

• canya

Further reading

• “canell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “canell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “canell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “canell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle English

Noun

canell

1. Alternative form of canel