"canna" meaning in English

See canna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈkænə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-canna.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ænə Etymology: Borrowed from Scots cannae, can + -nae. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sco|cannae}} Borrowed from Scots cannae, {{suffix|en|can|nae}} can + -nae Head templates: {{en-head|contr}} canna
  1. (Scotland, Cumbria, Jamaica) Contraction of can + not: cannot. Tags: Cumbria, Jamaica, Scotland, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: can (extra: + not: cannot)
    Sense id: en-canna-en-contraction-IYY~~x1z Categories (other): Cumbrian English, Jamaican English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -nae Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 24 10 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkænə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-canna.wav [US] Forms: cannas [plural]
Rhymes: -ænə Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mul|Canna}} Borrowed from translingual Canna, {{der|en|la|canna||reed}} Latin canna (“reed”), {{der|en|grc|κᾰ́ννᾰ||reed}} Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), {{der|en|akk|qanûm|𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝|tr=qanûm}} Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm), {{cog|hbo|קָנֶה|tr=qané}} Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), {{cog|arc|קַנְיָא|tr=qanyā}} Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), {{cog|syc|ܩܢܝܐ|||g=|id=|pos=|tr=qanya}} Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), {{cog|en|canon}} English canon, {{,}} ,, {{doublet|en|cane|kaneh}} Doublet of cane and kaneh Head templates: {{en-noun}} canna (plural cannas)
  1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. Synonyms: canna lily Translations (tropical plant of the genus Canna): قَنَّا (qannā) [masculine] (Arabic), kanna (Finnish), Blumenrohr [neuter] (German), 美人蕉 (bijinshō) (Japanese), paciorecznik [masculine] (Polish), kanna [feminine] (Polish), ка́нна (kánna) [feminine] (Russian), kana çiçeği (Turkish), kana (Turkish), ка́нна (kánna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ка́на (kána) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-canna-en-noun-4bSXhVOv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Flowers, Units of measure, Zingiberales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 24 10 33 Disambiguation of Flowers: 17 58 8 16 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 22 43 13 22 Disambiguation of Zingiberales order plants: 9 80 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkænə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-canna.wav [US] Forms: cannas [plural]
Rhymes: -ænə Etymology: Borrowed from Italian canna. Doublet of cane and kaneh. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|canna}} Borrowed from Italian canna, {{doublet|en|cane|kaneh}} Doublet of cane and kaneh Head templates: {{en-noun}} canna (plural cannas)
  1. (historical) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-canna-en-noun-i4cT40-D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈkænə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-canna.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ænə Etymology: Clipping of cannabis. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cannabis}} Clipping of cannabis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} canna (uncountable)
  1. (slang, in combination) Clipping of cannabis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-compounds, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: cannabis Derived forms: cannamom
    Sense id: en-canna-en-noun-tBW~lZIm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 24 10 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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