cana

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin canna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈka.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.na] === Noun === cana f (plural canes) archaic form of canya (historical) unit of length of eight pams (“handspans”); ~1.60m ==== Derived terms ==== acanar trescanar ==== Related terms ==== canya === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cana”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “cana”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Classical Nahuatl == === Adverb === cana alternative spelling of canah == Fala == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkana/ Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ca‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin canna. ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) reed, cane fishing rod === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cãa, from Latin cāna ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) grey hair === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 74 == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă), borrowed from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkana/ [ˈkɑ.nɐ] Rhymes: -ana ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) (botany) cane, reed (any plant with a fibrous, elongated stalk, such as a sugarcane or bamboo) the stem of such plants (botany) giant reed (Arundo donax) (botany) sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum, tropical grass from which sugar is extracted) Synonym: cana de azucre fishing rod Synonym: cana de pescar a slender twig Synonym: cimbra (nautical) tiller shaft shaft of a boot long bone and its bone marrow ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== canavela === Etymology 2 === From Latin canus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkanɐ] ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) white or gray hair ==== Adjective ==== cana feminine singular of cano === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkanˠə/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish cana, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū (compare Welsh cenau). ==== Noun ==== cana m (genitive singular canann) cub, whelp bardic poet of the fourth order ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (young animal): coileán, samhairle (poet): ánradh (“second-order bard”), clí (“third-order bard”) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cana present subjunctive of can === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cana”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.na/ Rhymes: -ana Hyphenation: cà‧na === Etymology 1 === Clipping of canapa (“hemp”). ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural cane) (rare) marijuana cigarette, joint Synonym: spinello === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== cana feminine singular of cano === Anagrams === ANCA, anca, naca == Latin == === Adjective === cāna inflection of cānus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/vocative/accusative neuter plural === Adjective === cānā ablative feminine singular of cānus === References === "cana", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “cana”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “cana”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Middle Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *kanawū (compare Welsh cenau). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkanə/ === Noun === cana m cub Synonym: cuilén puppy Synonym: cuilén ==== Inflection ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Scottish Gaelic: cana Irish: cana === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cana”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === canna === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă), borrowed from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) cane; reed twig c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 194: ===== Descendants ===== Galician: cana Portuguese: cana (see there for further descendants) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== cana feminine of cano === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cana”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡sʲana/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡sʲana/ === Noun === cana f alternative form of cena == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === canna (obsolete) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐnɐ Hyphenation: ca‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cana, from Latin canna, borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă), borrowed from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) cane, reed (any plant with a fibrous, elongated stalk, such as a sugarcane or bamboo) ellipsis of cana-de-açúcar (“sugar cane”) canna (any plant of the genus Canna) fishing pole Synonym: cana de pesca cane; walking stick Synonym: bengala (Brazil, metonymic, informal) cachaça (Brazilian rum made of sugarcane) Synonyms: aguardente, aguardente de cana, cachaça, (Rio Grande do Sul) canha, pinga ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Língua Geral Amazônica: kanaNheengatu: kana === Etymology 2 === Unknown, but compare Rioplatense Spanish cana. ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) (Brazil, slang) jail; prison Synonyms: cadeia, prisão, (Brazil, slang) xadrez (uncountable) police; the heat Synonyms: see Thesaurus:polícia ==== Noun ==== cana m or f by sense (plural canas) (Brazil, slang) cop; police officer Synonyms: see Thesaurus:policial === Further reading === “cana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkana] === Noun === cana f definite nominative/accusative singular of cană == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰanə/ === Etymology 1 === According to MacBain, apparently related to sense 2 (“puppy”) by transference. ==== Noun ==== cana m (genitive singular cana, plural canachan) killer whale, orca, grampus Synonym: mada-chuain porpoise Synonyms: pèileag, puthag sturgeon Synonyms: bradan-sligeach, bradan-cearr Order of poets, inferior to an ollamh. === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish cana, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū (compare Welsh cenau). ==== Noun ==== cana m puppy, whelp === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from English can. ==== Noun ==== cana m (genitive singular cana, plural canaichean) can, tin Synonym: canastair === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “cana”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN, page cana == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkana/ [ˈka.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ca‧na === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin cāna, feminine of cānus (“hoary”), or derived from the feminine of Spanish cano. Compare Portuguese cã. ==== Noun ==== cana f (plural canas) white or gray hair ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Lunfardo [Term?], a slang term for police. ==== Noun ==== cana f (uncountable) (colloquial, Rioplatense, Bolivia) police force, police department (vulgar, Rioplatense, Andes Mountains, Colombia) jail, prison ==== Noun ==== cana m or f by sense (plural canas) (colloquial, Rioplatense) police officer === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== cana feminine singular of cano === Further reading === “cana”, 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 === References === === Anagrams === anca == Venetan == === Etymology === From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). === Noun === cana f (plural cane) tube pipe ==== Derived terms ==== canón (“tube, cannon”) → Cimbrian: kanuun == Welsh == === Alternative forms === cân (literary, third-person singular present/future; literary, second-person singular imperative) canaf (first-person singular future) === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkana/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːna/, /ˈkana/ Rhymes: -ana === Verb === cana inflection of canu: first-person singular future colloquial third-person singular present indicative/future literary second-person singular imperative === Mutation ===