# canada
## English
### Etymology 1

From Portuguese canada, from Latin cannatus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈnɑːdə/

#### Noun

canada (plural canadas)
* (historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.

##### Coordinate terms

* quartilho ($^1$⁄$_4$ canada), pot (6 canadas), almude (12 canadas)

### Etymology 2

From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).

#### Noun

canada (plural canadas)
* Alternative form of cañada (“a ravine, a gully”).

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the 12th century in Medieval Latin documents. Either from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“can, tankard, mug, cup”), or from Latin canna (“canne”), and a suffix -ada. Cognate with English can, German Kanne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈnaða̝/

### Noun

canada f (plural canadas)
* (dated) A former liquid measure, usually of four cuartillos, especially used for wine and milk
** 1390, Mª Luz Méndez Fernández, editor, Contribución ó estudio dun libro das Tenzas da Catedral de Santiago, page 39:dúas cabaaças de vjño de senllas medias canadas et quatro capõestwo gourds of wine, each one containing half a canada, and four capons
* a wooden or tin cylindrical jug, with spout and handle
** 1373, Enrique Cal Pardo, editor, Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 191:dous picheles dstanno grandes et dous pequenos et duas canadas grandestwo large tin tankards and two small ones and two large jugs

#### Related terms

* canado
* caneca

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “canada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “canada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “canada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “canada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cañada”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈna.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈna.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaˈna.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈna.dɐ/ [kɐˈna.ðɐ]

### Etymology 1

From cana (“cane”) +‎ -ada (“-ing, -er: forming nouns related to striking”), from Latin canna. Compare Spanish cañada.

#### Noun

canada f (plural canadas)
* caning, a blow from a cane or rod
* trail, a rural pathway, especially between fields
    Synonym: carreiro

### Etymology 2

From Latin cannāta.

#### Noun

canada f (plural canadas)
* (historical, measure) canada, Portuguese quart, a traditional unit of liquid volume equal to 1.3–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used especially for wine

##### Coordinate terms

* quartilho ($^1$⁄$_4$ canada), pote (6 canadas), almude (12 canadas)

## Walloon
### Etymology

From French truffe du Canada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.na.da/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

canada m (plural canadas)
* potato