cañoto

Galician

Galician cabbages; the stalk is called cañoto or couceiro

Alternative forms

• canoto

Etymology

Probably from Old Spanish, from Latin canna (“cane, reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɲoto̝/

Noun

cañoto m (plural cañotos)

1. stump

   Synonyms: cepa, couce, cozo, toco

2. stalk

   Synonym: couceiro

3. reed, cane

   Synonym: cana

4. trunk, log

   Synonym: tronco

5. corncob

   Synonyms: carolo, carozo

6. shaft, calamus of a feather

   Synonym: canuto

Related terms

• cana
• canuto

References

• “cañoto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cañoto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cañoto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.