[ˈkɑnlɪ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese cãale, from Latin canalis. Doublet of canal.
- femininechannel; canal
- femininecanal; aqueduct
- femininemill race; flume
“A muller do Serafiño
Por unha pinga rabéa,
Quérea de cote a probiña,
E se non bebe, toléa.
Parece un longo varal,
tratándose de viño,
Gorxa tan ancha ela mostra
Com’a canle dun bô muíño.
Pro, se non v” — Serafin's wife
for a drop rages;
she wants it all the time, poor thing,
and if she doesn't drink she goes mad.
She seems a long rod,
but when it is about wine,
she shows a gorge as wide
as the flume o
- feminineditch
- feminine, figurativelysomething used as a diffusion medium or to connect other things
Formscanles(plural) · cal(alternative) · cale(alternative)