Cañar

proper noun

A province in the Andean region of Southern Ecuador.

OriginSpanish Cañar ← Quechua kañari →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in the Andean region of Southern Ecuador.

Origin

  1. Quechuakañari“Cañari”
  2. SpanishCañar
  3. EnglishCañar

From Spanish Cañar, from Quechua kañari (“Cañari”).

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APA

Cañar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ca%C3%B1ar

MLA

“Cañar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ca%C3%B1ar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cañar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ca%C3%B1ar.

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