canaval

Galician

Etymology

From cana (“reed”). Compare Portuguese canavial and Spanish cañaveral.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kanaˈβal/

Noun

canaval m (plural canavais)

  1. reed bed
    Synonym: canedo

Derived terms
  • Canabal
  • Canaval

References
  • “canaval” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “canaval” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “canaval” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “canaval” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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