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canelar.

to cause striations, stretch marks or grooves in (e.g. with a plow), to groove, to flute, to furrow

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ka.neˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[ka.neˈla(h)]Brazil/ka.neˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[ka.neˈla(h)]Brazil
  1. to cause striations, stretch marks or grooves in (e.g. with a plow), to groove, to flute, to furrow

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From canel(ura) + -ar.

verb/ka.neˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[ka.neˈla(h)]Brazil/ka.neˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[ka.neˈla(h)]Brazil
  1. to fill a spool with thread

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Latin cannella Old Galician-Portuguese canela Portuguese canela Portuguese -ar Portuguese canelar From canela (“spool in a sewing machine or loom”) + -ar.

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