en cana
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en cana(
ehn
kah
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nah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (slang) (in prison) (Cuba) (South America)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. in the slammer (slang) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
Fue declarado culpable del asesinado y pasó veinte años en cana.He was convicted of the murder and spent twenty years in the slammer.
b. in the nick (slang) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Nunca habla de su padre. ¿Murió? - No, está en cana por blanqueo de capital.She never talks about her father. Did he die? - No, he's in the nick for money laundering.
c. inside (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Estuvo dos años en cana, pero luego se regeneró y ahora tiene un trabajo.He was inside for two years, but then he mended his ways and has a job now.
d. in jail
Los metieron en cana solo por sus ideas políticas.They put them in jail just for their political ideas.
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