Feminine
caña
- (feminine) cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane)
- (feminine) reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water)
- (feminine) slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer
- (feminine) glass of beer
- (Chile, feminine, informal) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking)
- (feminine) shank (part of the leg between the knee and the ankle)
- (feminine) drinking straw
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ca‧ña
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaɲa/
Etymology
From Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Related words
caña brava
bebida alcohólica
caña de maíz
bambú enano
tallo de maíz
paja común
cañahueca
caña de mais
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