caney
Spanish, noun/kaˈnei/
caney is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “stilted hut made with palm leaves or straw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Casa de madera y paja de forma rectangular que pertenece al cacique o jefe de los indios taínos, donde se…”.
What does caney mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestilted hut made with palm leaves or straw
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Casa de madera y paja de forma rectangular que pertenece al cacique o jefe de los indios taínos, donde se hacían los areítos. 2. Bohío de techo cónico. 3. Recodo que forma un río.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caney
- caneyes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caney?
- /kaˈnei/
- [kaˈnei̯]
- [kaˈnej]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caney in Spanish?
caney appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).