caña

/ˈkaɲa/ · B2 · noun · f

cane

🍺🎋 caña = cane/reed; a slim beer glass shaped like a reed stalk

Spanish caña comes from Latin canna, meaning reed. The slim, straight, tube-like beer glass takes the same name because its shape matches a reed stalk. So one word covers sugar cane, bamboo, reeds and a small draft beer.

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