"canal" meaning in Portuguese

See canal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈnaw/ [Brazil], [kaˈnaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kɐˈnal/ [Portugal], [kɐˈnaɫ] [Portugal], /kɐˈnal/ [Portugal], [kɐˈnaɫ] [Portugal], /kɐˈna.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: canais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese canal, from Latin canālis (“canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). This form may possibly be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; compare the fully inherited doublet cale, and related calha. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|canal}} Old Galician-Portuguese canal, {{der|pt|la|canālis||canal}} Latin canālis (“canal”), {{der|pt|grc|κάννα||reed}} Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), {{der|pt|akk|𒄀||reed|tr=qanû}} Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), {{der|pt|sux|𒄀𒈾|||tr=gi.na}} Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na), {{doublet|pt|cale|notext=1}} cale Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} canal m (plural canais)
  1. ditch Tags: masculine Synonyms: canaleta, vala, valeta
    Sense id: en-canal-pt-noun-Wsja1go7 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Canals Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 53 7 24 16 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 44 14 22 21 Disambiguation of Canals: 36 16 21 27
  2. canal (artificial waterway) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-canal-pt-noun-GVtgTdfr
  3. (radio) channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-canal-pt-noun-6C5A4Sd8 Categories (other): Radio Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
  4. (television) television channel Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-canal-pt-noun-Y-jN~dqp Categories (other): Television Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (canal): canal do Panamá Related terms: cale, calha
Disambiguation of 'canal': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "cale",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese canal, from Latin canālis (“canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). This form may possibly be an early borrowing or semi-learned term; compare the fully inherited doublet cale, and related calha.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          "_dis": "44 14 22 21",
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        "ditch"
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          "word": "canaleta"
        },
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          "word": "vala"
        },
        {
          "word": "valeta"
        }
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      ]
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          "canal",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Radio",
          "orig": "pt:Radio",
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        }
      ],
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        "channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)"
      ],
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          "channel",
          "channel"
        ]
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        "(radio) channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)"
      ],
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      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "radio"
      ]
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      ],
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          "television"
        ],
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          "television channel",
          "television channel"
        ]
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        "(television) television channel"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈnaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈnaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈnal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈnaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈnal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈnaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈna.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
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    "Portuguese nouns",
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    "Portuguese terms derived from Sumerian",
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    {
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
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        "3": "𒄀𒈾",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "tr": "gi.na"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "cale",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "cale",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "canais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cale"
    },
    {
      "word": "calha"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ditch"
      ],
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        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "canaleta"
        },
        {
          "word": "vala"
        },
        {
          "word": "valeta"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "canal (artificial waterway)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "pt:Radio"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)"
      ],
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        [
          "radio",
          "radio"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ]
      ],
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        "(radio) channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "radio"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "pt:Television"
      ],
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        "television channel"
      ],
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        [
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          "television"
        ],
        [
          "television channel",
          "television channel"
        ]
      ],
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        "(television) television channel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈnaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈnaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈnal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈnaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈnal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈnaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈna.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pt:canal"
  ],
  "word": "canal"
}

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