alana (from the Latin Alanus ) 1 adj. and, applied to people, also n. Of a Germanic people who invaded Spain at the beginning of the 5th century. 2 adj. and n. m. It is applied to a certain dog, probably crossed by bulldog and whippet, corpulent, with a big head, drooping ears, with a blunt, rolled-up snout, a long tail and short, thin hair.
