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noun, feminine

caña

/ˈkaɲa/

noun, feminine/ˈkaɲa/plural: cañas

cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane); reed (any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water); slim, cylindrical type of glass, used to serve beer; glass of beer; hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of alcohol drinking)

Synonyms: pajita

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old Spanish canna Spanish caña Inherited from Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).