caña

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

caña f (plural cañes)

1. cane
2. reed
3. branch
4. glass of beer

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɲa/

caña f (plural cañas)

1. cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane)
2. reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water)
3. slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer
4. glass of beer
5. (Chile, informal) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking)
6. (anatomy) shank (part of the leg between the knee and the ankle)

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