cañada
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
canada
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kənˈjɑdə/, /kənˈjædə/
=== Noun ===
cañada (plural cañadas)
(US, dialect) Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
canada (Patsuezu, Quirosan, Valdesan, dialectal)
cañá (Central, pronunciation spelling)
caná (Meridional, dialectal)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈɲada/ [kaˈɲa.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ca‧ña‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Old Leonese cañada. Cognate with Galician canada.
==== Noun ====
cañada f (plural cañaes)
liquid container, used for milking, milking pot (specially a 4-and-a-half-liters one)
(Western Asturias, by extension) udder
Synonyms: caldar, copada
piss leak
Synonym: mexada
=== Etymology 2 ===
caña (“marrow”) + -ada.
==== Noun ====
cañada f (uncountable)
marrow, bone marrow (the substance inside bones, as well as a food made from it)
Synonyms: llumera, caña
=== Further reading ===
“cañada”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cañada”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Old Leonese ==
=== Etymology ===
Found in a document in Spanish with heavy Leonese influence dating to the 15th century.
=== Noun ===
cañada f
liquid container or measure
==== Descendants ====
Asturian: cañada
Leonese: cañada
=== References ===
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From caña + -ada.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaˈɲada/ [kaˈɲa.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ca‧ña‧da
=== Noun ===
cañada f (plural cañadas)
glen, gully, ravine
green lane, droveway (road or track used for transhumance)
Synonym: (Aragon) cabañera
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“cañada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025