canle
Galician
Canle
Alternative forms
- cal
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cãal, from Latin canalis. Doublet of canal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanle̝/
Noun
canle f (plural canles)
- channel; canal
- Synonym: canal
- canal; aqueduct
- Synonyms: cal, levada, quenlla
- mill race
- Synonyms: cal, levada, quenlla
- ditch
- (figuratively) Something used as a diffusion medium or to connect other things.
Derived terms
- Canle
References
- “cãale” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “caal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “canle” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “canle” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “canle” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.