canella
See also: Canella
English
Wikispecies
![](Images/wiktionary/Canella_winterana_Guadeloupe.JPG.webp)
Canella winterana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈnɛlə/
Noun
canella (usually uncountable, plural canellas)
- The aromatic inner bark of Canella winterana, used as a spice with properties similar to cinnamon.
Translations
spice
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Galician
Alternative forms
- calella
Etymology
From Latin *callicula (“little road, little street”), diminutive of callis, or from canalicula (“little channel”). Compare Spanish calleja and canaleja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈneʎa̝/
Noun
canella f (plural canellas)
- ravine, defile
- Synonym: quenlla
- narrow way or street
- Synonym: congostra
Derived terms
- canellón
References
- “canella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “canella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “canella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “calella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.