noun, feminine/ˈkana/plural: canas
white or gray hair
“Las canas se hacen más numerosas a medida que se les arranca.”
Inherited from Latin cāna, feminine of cānus (“hoary”), or derived from the feminine of Spanish cano. Compare Portuguese cã.
/ˈkana/
white or gray hair
“Las canas se hacen más numerosas a medida que se les arranca.”
Inherited from Latin cāna, feminine of cānus (“hoary”), or derived from the feminine of Spanish cano. Compare Portuguese cã.
police force, police department; jail, prison
“Que nos callásemos, que va a mandar a la policía. -¡La policía no ! -dice Azucena- ¡ Rajemos chicas , que viene la cana ... !”
Borrowed from Lunfardo [Term?], a slang term for police.
police officer
Borrowed from Lunfardo [Term?], a slang term for police.