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canal.

canal, flume, waterway (artificial)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈnal/[kaˈnal]

  1. canal, flume, waterway (artificial)

    masculine

  2. channel (wide strait)

    masculine

  3. channel

    masculine

  4. channel

    masculine

  5. cleavage

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin *cannālis Latin canālis Old Spanish canal Spanish canal Inherited from Old Spanish canal, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”). Equivalent to caña + -al.

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