JayBearII Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 It's a street west of Ajijic and since we live there now, we'd like to know what it means. We've asked around and looked in dictionaries without result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Here's my guess........ If you break the word down to: Cana and Cinta, Cana means sugar cane; and Cinta means ribbon. I searched and there is a type of sugar cane, called Ribbon Sugar Cane. I could not confirm that Ribbon Cane is grown in Mexico, but Mexico is a worldwide leader in sugar cane production. Again, pure entymological conjecture on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboy Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Here's my guess........ If you break the word down to: Cana and Cinta, Cana means sugar cane; and Cinta means ribbon. Cana means "grey or white hair" Caña is the word for "cane" But often the "~" is omitted, especially with capital letters. My dictionary also shows another definition for "caña" as being a "reed". Maybe since we live by the lake it's being used as reed in this context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 A realtor told me it was the name of a small yellow bird. Maybe a plant? DE LA CAÑA CINTA. ( Atundo donax variegata. ) Luz caña cinta produce igualmente q^ue I^ anterior su$ hojas listadas de blanco y verde claro 9 y es s^un ma< apreciable que la yerba cima-par quanto es planta mas crecida , de hojas mas anchas 9 y de cultivo mas deli- cado. Su multiplicación se efectúa asimismo por la di- visión de sus raices ; pero en el caso de que la plan-* ta madre no se halle fértil y vigorosa y con numero- sos hijuelos 9 es expuesto el divkfir sus raices , y hay riesgo de que se pierda. Los terrenos proprios para el cultivo de las cañas comunes , y los que gozan bas- tante humedad son los mas aparentes para su planiio« Pueden aprovecharse para este cultivo algunos ter«- renos pantanosos , en los que dificilmente pueden pros^^ perar otros vegetales mas delicados. Con estoi se logra ¡ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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