What does «caney» mean in Spanish?
- Large house used by the chief of the tribe. Up to 30 people could live there. Ceremonies were also held inside.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Ni la magnificencia del baile, ni los manjares ofrecidos ni la señorial hospitalidad en el gran caney, lograron torcer la primera idea del conquistador: hacer una gran matanza como escarmiento o como aviso", La resistencia indígena ante la conquista - Página 29, Josefina Oliva de Coll - 1991.
"Diego de Salazar, vecino de ella, informado del caso, tomó su espada y rodela y guiado del Indio que le avisó, corrió á libertarlo; entró en el caney ó bugio en donde lo tenían atado; cortó las ligaduras al preso", Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadísticas de la isla de Puerto Rico, Pedro Tomás de Córdova - 1831.
- Bohío (rustic indigenous hut) with a conical or gabled roof made of thatch or palm, sometimes without walls and supported by pitchforks. For its structure, local wood such as ceiba or samán is used.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Venezuela - Name given by the Carib Indians to the area where they work, which is usually next to their homes.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Shed, usually made of palm leaves, where the tobacco leaves are hung to dry on strings of fique.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Lometón (small hill) that preserves vestiges of Indians.
♦ Used in: Cuba - A kind of conical hut with a sentry box at the top.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Bend of a river, which takes the shape of a circle.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Puerto Rico - Round hut made of reeds and sticks.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - Large house.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico - Glorieta or gazebo, rectangular or round, that can be built with modern materials or those of the old indigenous custom.
- (El Caney) Cuban locality.