caña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cana"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

caña f (plural cañes)

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• canha (Reintegrationist)

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa/ [ˈka.ɲa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ca‧ña

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)
7. (Northeast Spain) drinking straw

   Synonym: pajita

Derived terms

• caña agria
• caña de ámbar
• caña de azúcar
• caña de Batavia
• caña de Bengala
• caña de Castilla
• caña de cuentas
• caña de Indias
• caña de la India
• caña de patata
• caña de pesca
• caña de pescar
• caña de vaca
• caña del ancla
• caña del pulmón
• caña del timón
• caña fístula
• cañada
• cañazo
• caño
• columna de media caña
• dar caña
• haber toros y cañas
• meter caña
• papel de caña
• sapo de caña
• tirar la caña

 

Related terms

• cañar
• cañaveral
• cañón

 

Further reading

• “caña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28