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canal

canal

noun kah-NAHL Less Common
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: from Latin canalis (pipe, channel)

Also means

channel

Usage Note

Canal covers both a man-made waterway (el Canal de Panamá) and a broadcast channel (el canal de televisión). In the latter sense it is always masculine. Note that cadena is also used for a TV network or chain of channels. Canal and channel are cognates and near-equivalents, making this one of the easier Spanish nouns for English learners.

Examples

"El barco cruzó el canal sin problemas."

Natural Translation

The boat crossed the canal without problems.

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