Akwai ma'anoni guda biyu na kalmar "canna": Sunan kimiyya na wannan shuka shine Canna indica, amma galibi ana kiranta da "canna." Ana noman gwangwani ne don darajar kayan ado kuma suna shahara a lambuna da gyaran shimfidar wuri. Bututu ko bututu, wanda aka yi da karfe, da ake amfani da shi don ƙunshe da sarrafa magudanar ruwa. Wannan ma'anar ba ta da yawa kuma yana iya zama yanki a yanayi. Hakanan ana iya rubuta kalmar "canna" "kanna" a cikin wannan mahallin.