canado

canado

Galician

Etymology

13th century. Derived, with the suffix -ado, from Latin canna (“cane”) or from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“can, tankard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnaðo̝/

Noun

canado m (plural canados)

1. jug used for milking or watering
   • 1402, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Historica, I, 5, page 342:

     It. huun canado de trager a agoa

     Item, a jug for bringing water

2. a traditional measure of capacity, equivalent to 32 or 64 l
   • 1421, Margot Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 60:

     douſ canadoσ de bjnõ mole aa bica do lagar por la medida de Monforte

     two canados of soft wine [taken] from the mouth of the wine press, as they are measured in Monforte

Related terms

• cana
• canada

References

• “canado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “canado” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “canado” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “canado” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “canado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• canato

Noun

canado m (plural canados)

1. khanate (the realm of a khan)