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Borrowed from French cannetille, from Spanish cañutillo, diminutive of cañuto, from Mozarabic [Term?], from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

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каните́ль (kanitélʹf inan (genitive каните́ли, nominative plural каните́ли, genitive plural каните́лей)

  1. (jewelry) thin metallic gold or silver thread, used for embroidery or decoration
  2. (colloquial) protracted, tedious affair, waste of time
    • 1989, “Загадки [Riddles]”, in K. Ryzhov, M. Donskoy (lyrics), G. Gladkov (music), Дон Сезар де Базан [Don César de Bazan], performed by M. Boyarsky:
      Деви́ца на и́споведи у абба́та:
      Прости́ меня́ о́тче, грешна́, винова́та.
      Абба́т отвеча́ет: Что ж, без каните́ли,
      Грехи́ отпущу́ тебе́ то́лько - в по-... в по-... В посте́ли.
      Devíca na íspovedi u abbáta:
      Prostí menjá ótče, grešná, vinováta.
      Abbát otvečájet: Što ž, bez kanitéli,
      Grexí otpuščú tebé tólʹko - v po-... v po-... V postéli.
      A lass on a confession to an abbot:
      Forgive me father, I'm sinful, guilty.
      The abbot replies: Well, no time to waste,
      I will only absolve you in the... the... the bed.

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