canya
Catalan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”). Compare Spanish caña.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcanya f (plural canyes)
- cane (plant with simple stems)
- reed (stiff grass-like plant)
- small glass of beer
- rod, fishing rod
- a type of a pastry with a sweet or savoury filling
- També fem coca dolça i pastes, com ara madalenes, croissants, canyes de xocolata i crema.
- We also make cakes and pastries, such as madeleines, croissants, chocolate croissants, and napoleons.
- drinking straw
- Synonym: palla
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “canya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “canya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “canya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “canya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Categories:
- Catalan terms inherited from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/aɲa
- Rhymes:Catalan/aɲa/2 syllables
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Catalan terms with usage examples
- ca:Cakes and pastries
- ca:Plants