canle

Galician
Canle

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cãal, from Latin canalis. Doublet of canal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkanle̝/

Noun

canle f (plural canles)

  1. channel; canal
    Synonym: canal
  2. canal; aqueduct
    Synonyms: cal, levada, quenlla
  3. mill race
    Synonyms: cal, levada, quenlla
  4. ditch
  5. (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.
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