canyet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cannētum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈɲɛt]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈɲət]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaˈɲet]

Noun

canyet m (plural canyets)

(Mallorca) reed bed
Synonym: canyissar
a burial site for animal carcasses
(colloquial) morgue
Synonym: dipòsit de cadàvers

Derived terms

anar al canyet
engegar al canyet

Related terms

canya

Further reading

“canyet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“canyet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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