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An old unit of length roughly equal to two varas (a traditional Spanish measurement of about 33 inches). This unit was commonly used in parts of Spain for measuring dimensions before the metric system became standard.
The local guy assured me that the stone wall is one Cañá long, so I know how much material to buy.
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A potent, distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. It is a popular type of moonshine or firewater valued for its high alcohol content (the Huasteca is a region in eastern Mexico where this drink is traditionally produced).
Pour me another drink of that Cañá you brought from the Huasteca, because it is so cold that even my thoughts are freezing.
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Refers to hair that loses its natural pigment and turns white or gray due to the aging process. It is the physical sign that reveals someone is getting on in years, usually appearing starting in their thirties.
Look at you, you are already getting a lot of Cañá on your temples, a sign that you are not a kid anymore.
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A white or gray hair. It refers to hair that loses its natural pigmentation due to age or genetics, serving as the most common physical sign of reaching maturity.
No way! I just found a Cañá in my beard even though I am barely thirty.
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This is the thin rolling paper used to wrap and roll a marijuana cigarette. In Mexico, smokers use this term to refer to the small sheets, usually made of rice paper, needed to roll a joint.
Do you have a Cañá you can give me? I have the weed ready but I am missing the paper to roll it.
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A slang term for the police (commonly used in Argentina to refer to the police force).
The Cañá showed up and raided the whole house.
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A drainage ditch, gully, or open sewer where rainwater or river water flows, often becoming a clogged dumping ground for trash and waste. (In Dominican Spanish, this is the phonetic shortening of cañada, referring to these channels in urban areas).
Go throw that garbage in the Lava Pies cañá.
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A slang term for jail or prison. It refers to a government-authorized institution where people are incarcerated for crimes or held as prisoners of war.
Hey, where is Barra? : They threw him in Cañá.
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1. A car or a set of wheels. 2. Driving skill or the ability to handle a vehicle well.
1. Next year I am buying a new Cañá. 2. Tell him to come on the trip to the mountains, the road is winding but he has Cañá.
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Refers to intense effort, grind, or energy put into a task to get results. It is the drive and discipline applied to demanding work or study (originally referring to the grueling work of harvesting sugarcane).
If you really want to finish that report before Friday, you are going to have to put in a lot of Cañá starting today.
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This term refers to alcoholic drinks or booze, not a fishing rod or sugar cane. (In Venezuela, it is the standard slang for hard liquor or any alcoholic drink).
Pass me the Cañá. / Let's go have a few Cañás.
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Slang term for jail, prison, or a police lockup.
They are going to throw me in Cañá if I keep stealing.
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The cops, the fuzz. (A term used for the police force or an individual officer).
I got robbed and the Cañá took 2 hours to get here.
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A colloquial Ecuadorian term for jail or the slammer. It is the word commonly used when someone is arrested and locked up.
Be careful about getting into trouble with the police, I do not want to go visit you in the Cañá because of your nonsense.
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Slang term for the police or law enforcement officers. It also refers to being in jail or being detained.
Be careful man, if they catch you driving like that they will take you away in cana.
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A feeling of physical and mental illness experienced the day after drinking too much alcohol; a hangover.
Ignore him, he has a massive Cañá, he does not even know where he is standing.
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jail, prison
Carlos is in the Cañá, Carlos is in prison
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