"caña" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɲa/, [ˈka.ɲa] Forms: cañas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɲa 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). Etymology templates: {{der|es|osp|canna}} Old Spanish canna, {{der|es|la|canna||reed}} Latin canna (“reed”), {{der|es|grc|κάννα||reed}} Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), {{der|es|akk|𒄀||reed|tr=qanû}} Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), {{der|es|sux|𒄀𒈾|tr=gi.na}} Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} caña f (plural cañas)
  1. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-DNF~EMW0 Categories (other): Fishing Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21
  2. reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-SD-HEo69 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Alcoholic beverages, Fishing Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 31 14 2 28 10 7 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 6 19 9 5 30 5 26 Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21
  3. slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-Od4WhsHB Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Fishing Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 31 14 2 28 10 7 Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21
  4. glass of beer Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-t59ezn8n
  5. (Chile, informal) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking) Tags: Chile, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-pfQZTTtc Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Alcoholic beverages, Fishing Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 31 14 2 28 10 7 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 6 19 9 5 30 5 26 Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21
  6. (anatomy) shank (part of the leg between the knee and the ankle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-t7YovNvY Categories (other): Anatomy, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Fishing Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 7 31 14 2 28 10 7 Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  7. (Northeast Spain) drinking straw Tags: feminine Synonyms: pajita
    Sense id: en-caña-es-noun-LdZ2yCho Categories (other): Alcoholic beverages, Fishing Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 6 19 9 5 30 5 26 Disambiguation of Fishing: 14 15 20 5 14 11 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cañar, cañaveral, cañón
Derived forms: caña agria, caña de ámbar, caña de azúcar, caña de Batavia, caña de Bengala, caña de Castilla, caña de cuentas, caña de Indias, caña de la India, caña de patata, caña de pesca, caña de pescar, caña de vaca, caña del ancla, caña del pulmón, caña del timón, caña fístula, cañada, cañazo, caño, columna de media caña, dar caña, haber toros y cañas, meter caña, papel de caña, sapo de caña, tirar la caña

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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        "(Northeast Spain) drinking straw"
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        "feminine"
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        "sciences"
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          "drinking straw"
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        "(Northeast Spain) drinking straw"
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        {
          "word": "pajita"
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        "feminine"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɲa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.ɲa]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aɲa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caña"
}

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