canal

Canal has 2 syllables: ca · nal.

noun. A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance.

verb. Provide (a city) with a canal.

noun. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion.

noun. Long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation.