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canal.

canal (artificial passage for water)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[kəˈnal]Balearic, Central, Northern[kaˈnal]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. canal (artificial passage for water)

    masculine

  2. channel

    masculine

  3. channel, tract

    masculine
    canal digestiu
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

noun[kəˈnal]Balearic, Central, Northern[kaˈnal]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. roof gutter

    feminine

  2. groove, fluting (of a column, etc.)

    feminine

  3. crease, fold

    feminine

  4. fore edge

    feminine

  5. carcass

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

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