lana
/ˈlana/ · B1 · noun · f
wool
🧶🐑 From Latin lana, wool. Same root as lanolin, the grease in sheep's wool
Lanolin is the oil taken from sheep's wool, and it keeps the lan- of lana. In Spain, lana is also slang for money, much like English dough, and it is used that way across Mexico and much of Latin America too.