cañaveral

Spanish

Etymology

From cañavera +‎ -al, from Latin canna + vera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɲabeˈɾal/ [ka.ɲa.β̞eˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ca‧ña‧ve‧ral

Noun

cañaveral m (plural cañaverales)

1. reed field

   Synonym: carrizal

2. canebrake
3. sugar-cane plantation

Derived terms

• Cabo Cañaveral

Related terms

• caña

Descendants

• English: Canaveral

Further reading

• “cañaveral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10