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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Caló cañí.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɲi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ca‧ñí
Adjective
cañí m or f (masculine and feminine plural cañís or cañíes)
- (relational) Gypsy
- Synonyms: gitano, calé, cíngaro
2020 July 16, “Otros 16 discos del rock español de los ochenta que hay que escuchar una y otra vez”, in El País:Su rock cañí triunfó en los ochenta y se desvaneció en la década siguiente hasta que se separaron de malos modos. Se cuenta que siguen sin hablarse.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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