canya
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”). Compare Spanish caña.
Noun
canya f (plural canyes)
- cane (plant with simple stems)
- reed (stiff grass-like plant)
- small glass of beer
- rod, fishing rod
- a type of a pastry with a sweet or savoury filling
- També fem coca dolça i pastes, com ara madalenes, croissants, canyes de xocolata i crema.
- We also make cakes and pastries, such as madeleines, croissants, chocolate croissants, and napoleons.
- drinking straw
- Synonym: palla
Derived terms
- canya d'Índia
- canya de sant Joan
- canya de sucre
- canya dolça
- canyafístula
- canyamel
- fotre canya
Related terms
Further reading
- “canya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “canya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “canya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “canya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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