caño

See also: cano, Cano, canó, ĉano, ca-nô, and ca nô

Galician

Alternative forms

• canho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑɲʊ]

Noun

caño m (plural caños)

1. Alternative form of coaño (“chaff”)

   Synonym: aresta

Derived terms

• cañeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “caño”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From caña, or from Latin canneus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲo/ [ˈka.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -aɲo
• Syllabification: ca‧ño

Noun

caño m (plural caños)

1. tube or pipe

   Synonym: tubo

2. spout
3. gutter
4. drain
5. navigation channel
6. (soccer) nutmeg, the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent

   Synonym: túnel

7. (Argentina, colloquial) joint

Derived terms

• baile del caño
• baile en el caño
• cañón

 

Related terms

• destapacaños

 

Further reading

• “caño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014