Masculine

chenal

Meaning

  1. (masculine) canal, channel (all nautical senses)
  2. (masculine) eavesdrop, eavestrough, gutter

Concepts

navigable channel

navigable pass

navigable path

navigation pass

seachannel

open conduit

open channel

Synonyms

Translations

Fahrrinne

canale d'accesso

ممر عبور

grau

passo

friéu

Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃə.nal/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French chanel, chenel, inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”) (although the suffix was later modified from Old French -el to -al to more closely reflect the Latin etymon's form). Doublet of canal.

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