Galician edit

Etymology edit

Germanic; cognate with can, or from cano +‎ -eca, from Latin canna.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug
    Synonyms: xerra, brico

References edit

  • caneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • caneca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese edit

 
caneca

Etymology edit

Germanic; cognate with can, or from cano +‎ -eca, from Latin canna.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧ca

Noun edit

caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. cup, mug

Descendants edit

  • Hunsrik: Kanecker
  • Kimbundu: neka

References edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese caneca.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈneka/ [kaˈne.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: ca‧ne‧ca

Noun edit

caneca f (plural canecas)

  1. gin flask
  2. any of a number of types of containers
  3. (Colombia) trash (container into which things are discarded; trash can)
  4. (Colombia) can (cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium)

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

caneca f

  1. feminine singular of caneco

Further reading edit