canuto

Meaning

1. grey, hoary, white (of hair)
2. (broadly) hoary-haired
3. (figuratively, poetic) old, serious, staid
4. (broadly, literary) covered in white, specifically:
5. (broadly, literary) covered in white, specifically:

Concepts

hoary

white-haired

hoar

grizzly

grey-haired

leafless with age

light-skinned

white haired

light-haired

grizzled

blond

Synonyms

dai capelli bianchi

biondo

grigio

brizzolato

Translations

cano

canoso

chenu

weißhaarig

cana

canut

γκρίζος

grijs

wit

grau

asbach

hellhaarig

γκρι

γηραιός

ehrwürdig

Hyphenated as

ca‧nù‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈnu.to/

Etymology

From Late Latin cānūtus, from Latin cānus. Cognate with French chenu. By surface analysis, cano (“white-haired”) + -uto (“-ed”, “having [the object expressed by the noun]”).