caneca

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈnɛka/

Noun

caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug
    Synonyms: xerra, brico

References
  • “caneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “caneca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese
caneca

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnɛ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈnɛ.ka/

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

Noun

caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug

Descendants
  • → Hunsrik: Kanecker
  • → Kimbundu: neka

References
  1. “caneca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “caneca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caneca.

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

Noun

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

Adjective

caneca f

  1. feminine singular of caneco

Further reading
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