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canada

nounnouncommon in dialogue

  • //kəˈnɑːdə//

A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.

noun

  1. 1

    historicalA traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.

Etymology

From Portuguese canada, from Latin cannatus.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of cañadaAlternative form of cañada (“a ravine, a gully”).

Etymology

From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).

Forms

plural
canadas
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