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canna¹

  • /ˈkænə/ UK

Rhymes with -ænə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.

noun cannas

  1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.

    Similar: canna lily

canna²

  • /ˈkænə/ UK

Rhymes with -ænə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Scots cannae, can + -nae.

contraction

  1. Cumbria, Jamaica, Scotland, abbreviation, contraction Contraction of can + not: cannot. I canna' change the laws of physics.

canna³

  • /ˈkænə/ UK

Rhymes with -ænə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian canna. Doublet of cane and kaneh.

noun cannas

  1. historical A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

canna⁴

  • /ˈkænə/ UK

Rhymes with -ænə

Where it comes from

Clipping of cannabis.

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, in compounds, slang, uncountable Clipping of cannabis No high holiday is complete without an appropriate spread of canna-accessories—and we’re talking about more than just a glasstastic collection of pipes and bowls.

Canna⁵

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Canaigh; further etymology uncertain. Speculatively equated with Ptolemy's Cana. Richmond and Crawford (1949) derive this from Latin cāna (“white”).

proper noun

  1. An island in the Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, Highland council area, Scotland, joined to the island of Sanday by a bridge.
  2. A town and comune in Cosenza province, Calabria, Italy.
  3. A small town in the Shire of Morawa, Mid West region, Western Australia.

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noun tropical plant of the genus Canna

日本語美人蕉 bijinshō
DeutschBlumenrohr
Русскийка́нна kánna
العربيةقَنَّا qannā

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"canna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{canna_2026,
  title = {canna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}