caneta
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From cana (“cane, reed”) + -eta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caneta f (plural canetas)
References edit
- “caneta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caneta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “caneta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From cana (“cane, reed”) + -eta. Sense 3 is a derivation from sense 2 (itself an analogy), originally as the expression "tocar a bola por entre as canetas" ("play the ball between the legs").
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧ne‧ta
Noun edit
caneta f (plural canetas)
- pen (writing tool)
- (Portugal, colloquial) leg (lower limb)
- Já não me aguento das canetas. ― My legs are tired.
- (Brazil, soccer/football) nutmeg (action of playing the ball between the legs of an opponent)
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hunsrik: Kanett