canyet
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cannētum.
Pronunciation
Noun
canyet m (plural canyets)
- (Mallorca) reed bed
- Synonym: canyissar
- a burial site for animal carcasses
- (colloquial) morgue
- Synonym: dipòsit de cadàvers
Derived terms
- anar al canyet
- engegar al canyet
Related terms
Further reading
- “canyet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “canyet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.