caña

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

caña f (plural cañes)

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

• canha (Reintegrationist)

Perhaps form Spanish caña (“cane, reed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa̝/

caña m (plural cañas)

1. aguardiente, a brandy or distillate of grape pomace

   Synonym: augardente

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa/ [ˈka.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ca‧ña

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

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