"cano" meaning in Spanish

See cano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkano/, [ˈka.no] Forms: cana [feminine], canos [masculine, plural], canas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ano Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- Proto-Italic *kaznos Latin cānus Spanish cano Inherited from Latin cānus (“white, hoary”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|la:cānus<t:white, hoary><ety:inh<itc-pro:*kaznos<ety:uder<ine-pro:*ḱas->>>>|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- Proto-Italic *kaznos Latin cānus Spanish cano [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cānus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "cano", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="cano"> Inherited from Latin cānus (“white, hoary”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-., {{ety|es|:inh|la:cānus<t:white, hoary><ety:inh<itc-pro:*kaznos<ety:uder<ine-pro:*ḱas->>>>|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- Proto-Italic *kaznos Latin cānus Spanish cano Inherited from Latin cānus (“white, hoary”), from Proto-Italic *kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas-. Head templates: {{es-adj}} cano (feminine cana, masculine plural canos, feminine plural canas)
  1. hoary, white-haired, grey-haired
    Sense id: en-cano-es-adj-xGaOGvtL Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 72 0 28
  2. ancient, old (of a person)
    Sense id: en-cano-es-adj-GrLnaIYF Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 33 43 25
  3. (rare) white, snow-white, milky white Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cano-es-adj-cpKZJIDV Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 39 39 22 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 72 0 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cana Related terms: canecer, encanecer, canicie, canudo

Inflected forms

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          "milky",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkano/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈka.no]"
    },
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    }
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  "word": "cano"
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}

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