cane

noun

a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

verb

beat with a cane

Roots

kannacane- · Greek · reed, tube

Synonyms for cane

rattann truncheonn flogv bastinadon ferulen cudgeln quarterstaffn shillelaghn horsewhipn bamboon

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Where does cane come from?

The word cane breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root cane-, from Greek kanna (“reed, tube”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.