cana

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cana
feminine noun
1gray hair
  • echar una cana al aire (informal) -> to let one's hair down
  • peinar canas (informal) -> to be getting on, to be old
2nick (informal) (cárcel) (Andes, Cuban Spanish, RP Br), joint (United States)
3(informal) (polícia)
  • la cana -> the cops (RP)

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cana [cah’-nah]
noun
1Long measure, containing about two ells. (f)
2Gray or white hair. (f)
  • Peinar canas -> to grow old
  • Tener canas -> to be old, to have white hair
  • Echar una cana al aire -> to paint the town red, to have a good time, to go on a spree
noun
1Jail; prison cell. (Latin American) (m & f)
2Police. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Caer en cana -> to land in jail
noun
3Policeman (persona). (m)
adjective
1Hoary, hoar, frosty, gray-headed.
2Deliberate, prudent, judicious. (Metaphorical)

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cana
sustantivo:femenino
(also canas) white grey gray hair;oo (EEUU)
echar una cana al aire (familiar) to let one's hair down
faltar a las canas to show a lack of respect for one's elders
peinar canas to be getting on
cana (Latinoamérica) (familiar)
sustantivo:femenino
1 (cárcel) jail; (celda) prison cell
caer en cana to land in jail
2 (policía) police
sustantivo:masculino
(policía) policeman

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