English

Proper noun

Cana

1. (biblical) The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Derived terms

• Pre-Cana

Translations

Anagrams

• CNAA
• NACA
• NCAA

Irish

Verb

cana

1. present subjunctive of can

Mutation

Italian

Etymology

Clipping of canapa ‎(“hemp”).

Noun

cana f ‎(plural cane)

1. marijuana cigarette, joint

Synonyms

• spinello

Anagrams

• anca, ANCA

Latin

Adjective

cāna

1. nominative feminine singular of cānus
2. vocative feminine singular of cānus
3. nominative neuter plural of cānus
4. vocative neuter plural of cānus
5. accusative neuter plural of cānus

cānā

1. ablative feminine singular of cānus

References

• CANA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• cana in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• cana in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkana/

Noun

cana ‎(m)

1. cub
2. puppy

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• cuilén

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: cana

Mutation

References

• “1 cana” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• canna (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.na/, /ˈkɐ.nɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin canna ‎(“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα ‎(kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 ‎(qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 ‎(gi.na).

Noun

cana f (plural canas)

1. (botany) cane, reed (any plant with a fibrous, elongated stalk, such as a sugarcane or bamboo)
2. (botany) sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum, tropical grass from which sugar is extracted)
3. (botany) canna (any plant of the genus Canna)
4. cane (walking stick)
5. (Brazil, informal) cachaça (Brazilian rum made of sugarcane)

Synonyms

• (sugarcane): cana-de-açúcar
• (walking stick): bengala
• (cachaça): aguardente, aguardente de cana, cachaça, canha (Rio Grande do Sul), pinga

Derived terms

• caninha, canazinha (diminutives)

Related terms

• canal
• caneta
• cano

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

cana f (plural canas)

1. (Brazil, slang) jail; prison

Synonyms

• cadeia, prisão, xadrez (Brazil, slang)

Noun

cana m f (plural canas)

1. (Brazil, slang) cop; police officer

Synonyms

• polícia, policial, tira (slang)

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰanə/

Etymology 1

Noun

cana m ‎(genitive singular cana, plural canachan)

1. killer whale, orca, grampus
2. porpoise
3. sturgeon
4. Order of poets, inferior to an ollamh.

Synonyms

• (orca): mada-chuain
• (porpoise): pèileag, puthag
• (sturgeon): bradan-sligeach, bradan-cearr

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cana.

Noun

cana m

1. puppy, whelp

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English can.

Noun

cana m ‎(genitive singular cana, plural canaichean)

1. can, tin

Synonyms

• canastair

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin canus ‎(“hoary”).

Noun

cana f ‎(plural canas)

1. white or gray hair

cana f ‎(uncountable)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) police force, police department
2. (Argentina, Uruguay) jail, prison

cana m f ‎(plural canas)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay) policeman, policewoman

Related terms

• canoso
• encanecer

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin canna ‎(“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα ‎(kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 ‎(qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 ‎(gi.na).

Noun

cana f (plural cane)

1. tube
2. pipe

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cân (literary, third-person singular present/future; literary, second-person singular imperative)
• canaf (first-person singular future)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkana/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːna/

Verb

cana

1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of canu
2. (literary) third-person singular present / future of canu
3. second-person singular imperative of canu

Mutation