cana
(also canas) white o grey o gray hair; (EEUU)
echar una cana al aire 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
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cana(
kah
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nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (hair)
a. gray hair
Regionalism used in the United States
A mi hermana menor ya le están saliendo canas.My younger sister is already getting gray hairs.
b. grey hair (United Kingdom)
Tienes una cana en el bigote, Papi.You have a grey hair in your moustache, Daddy.
c. white hair
La bruja tenía el cabello negro azabache con una sola cana larga.The witch's hair was jet black with just one long white hair.
2. (colloquial) (prison) (Cuba) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. jail
¡Vas a la cana por corrupto, Sr. President!You're going to jail for being corrupt, Mr. President!
b. can (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Conocí a muchos criminales en la cana.I met a lot of criminals in the can.
3. (colloquial) (police) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. cops (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
No le des pretexto a la cana para detenerte.Don't give the cops an excuse to arrest you.
cana
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. gray hair
2. (colloquial)
a.
echar una cana al aireto let one's hair down
3. (colloquial)
a.
peinar canasto be getting on, to be old
4. (colloquial)
a. nick (United Kingdom)
b. joint (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
5. (colloquial) (River Plate)
a.
la canathe cops
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