cabaña

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See also: cabana

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cabanna, from Late Latin cabanna, capanna, of uncertain origin; possibly a metathesis of Latin canaba. Cognate with Occitan cabana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbaɲa/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧ña

Noun

cabaña f (plural cabañas)

  1. cabin, cottage, hut
    Synonym: caseta
  2. (animal husbandry) all the livestock of a farm, ranch, region, or country
    • 2023 February 19, Ezequiel Morales, “Cabaña ovina modelo: en solo cuatro años, lograron un gran campeón y realizarán su primera exportación [Model Sheep Flock: In Just Four Years, They’ve Had to a Grand Champion and Will Make Their First Export]”, in Infocampo:
      En el certamen realizado en suelo bonaerense participaron 50 cabañas con un total de 575 ejemplares provenientes de distintas ciudades del país.
      Participating in the competition held in Buenos Aires were 50 flocks with a total of 575 specimens coming from different cities and towns around the country.
    • 2023, Informe de resultados del programa de vigilancia 2020–2021 sobre las pérdidas de colonias de abejas [Report of the Results of the 2020–2021 Surveillance Program on the Loss of Bee Colonies]‎, Madrid: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España, Subdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad, page 51:
      El programa nacional de vigilancia nos permite hacer un monitorización armonizada y continuada de la situación sanitaria de nuestra cabaña apícola a nivel nacional []
      The national surveillance program allows us to perform harmonized and continual monitoring of the health of our bee population nationwide

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: cabana

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