Caña, Canna, Canne
Caña, Canna, Canne :
Traditional units of distance in Spain, Italy, and southern France, respectively. The caña varied in size, but it was most often defined as 8 palmos, which makes it the Mediterranean version of the?fathom, equal to roughly 2 meters (6.5 feet). In Italy a measuring stick is still called a canna metrica. The unit is sometimes translated "rod" in English, but "fathom" is the proper choice
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